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Etruscan. READING THE PAST, Band 8.
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(Fri May 24 01:43:25 2024) | AbebooksDE | Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß | ISBN10: 0520071182, ISBN13: 9780520071186, [publisher: University of California Press. 01.10.1990.] Softcover 62 Seiten / p., Abb. altersgemäß sehr guter Zustand / very good condition for age - Before the rise of Rome, the Etruscans were commercially and culturally dominant in central Italy, and it was they who passed the alphabet on to the Romans. But in the 1st century bc, when the Etruscans had become Roman citizens and begun to speak Latin, their own language died out. Being of non-Indo-European origin, Etruscan is difficult to interpret, and the difficulty is increased by the fact that no Etruscan literature survives. However, a certain amount has been reconstructed from inscriptions, and Dr Bonfante here sets out the rudiments of pronunciation and grammar as they are so far understood. She analyses inscriptions on a wide variety of objects, including mirrors and gems, vases, sarcophagi and coins, and shows what they contribute to our knowledge of this still largely mysterious people. The book also contains a list of Etruscan personal names and a glossary of Etruscan vocabulary. A final chapter discusses the Agnone Tablet, an important inscription in Oscan, a language spoken in central Italy at the same time as Etruscan. ISBN 9780520071186 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 135 17,1 x 0,6 x 24,1 cm, Broschiert / Paperback.
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1990]
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