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Deciphering Aztec hieroglyphs : a guide to Nahuatl writing / Gordon Whittaker.
Penn Museum Library F1219.76.W85 W45 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whittaker, Gordon, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nahuatl language--Writing.
- Nahuatl language.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "For more than three millennia the cultures of Mesoamerica flourished, yielding the first cities of the Western Hemisphere and developing writing systems that could rival those of the East in their creativity and efficiency. The Nahuatl-speaking Aztecs reigned over one of the greatest imperial civilizations the Americas had ever seen, and until now their intricate and visually stunning hieroglyphs have been overlooked in the story of writing. In this innovative volume Gordon Whittaker provides the reader with a step-by-step, illustrated guide to reading Aztec glyphs, as well as the historical and linguistic context needed to appreciate and understand this fascinating writing system. He also tells the story of how this enigmatic language has been deciphered and gives a tour through Aztec history as recorded in the richly illustrated hieroglyphic codices. This groundbreaking guide is essential reading for anyone interested in the Aztecs, hieroglyphs, or ancient languages"--Book jacket
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The World of the Aztec Scribe
- ch. 2 General Principles
- ch. 3 An Essential Hieroglyphic Grammar
- ch. 4 Phonetic Writing: The Nahuatl Script in 16th-century Central Mexico
- ch. 5 Names and Glyphs that Ruled an Empire
- ch. 6 The Origins of Nahuatl Writing: The Teotihua Script
- ch. 7 Writing in Tongues: How Aztec Hieroglyphs Came to Record Spanish
- Where to Go from Here.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780520380370
- 0520380371
- OCLC:
- 1242800935
- Publisher Number:
- 99987704329
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