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Tam Started conversation Jul 24, 2003
Entry: The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West. - A1119674
Author: Tam - U198534
This is an Entry I came across at the Flea Market and, having delusions of scrivening grandeur, decided to try and revive it. Comments and criticisms please.
A1119674 - The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West.
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Jul 24, 2003
Interesting. I'd never heard of spheres being used before flat surfaces.
There are a few typos:
writng > writing
cunieform, > cuneiform
wher > where
Are there any good links that would go with this entry?
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Jul 27, 2003
Indeed interesting, but needs a bit more.
Having said that I'm not sure what ? I know nothing about the origins of writing - thinking..........
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anhaga Posted Jul 27, 2003
I think the title may put you into a corner if you continue this project: there is a lot of the world to the west of Sumer, and some parts of those further western lands have at times been put forward as making contributions to the first writing. I believe I posted a link to you on another thread which mentioned Egypt as having a bit of a claim to being earlier than Sumer. And while the work of the late Marija Gimbutas is largely outside the main stream of current thought on the subject, she does make some interesting arguments in favour of what she calls "Old Europe", long, long before Sumer, as being the location of the first flowering of something that might be called a script.
I suspect your title is meant to set up a contrast with a future entry on Chinese writing, but again, you may be titling yourself into a corner.
A1119674 - The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West.
Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! Posted Sep 10, 2003
Anyone know if the author is planning on coming back and working on this one some more?
A1119674 - The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West.
Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! Posted Sep 24, 2003
The author appears to have vanished, and this one will be eligible to be moved to the Flea Market come tomorrow.
A1119674 - The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West.
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Sep 24, 2003
OK, so no second required, then.
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Cyzaki Posted Oct 3, 2003
Is this being moved to the flea market then? Shall I send the e-mail?
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GreyDesk Posted Oct 3, 2003
Not if I beat you to it... 
A1119674 - The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West.
Tam Posted Feb 7, 2004
Sorry for the hiatus, had a busy & fretful time before Xmas.
But now I'm back and I'll get back into the swing of things. Thanks for all your comments, they'll be taken on board.
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Tamrhind Posted Oct 19, 2004
Another big break. Busy, busy, busy.
But I came across an article (BBC, I think it was) which gave the newest discovery of writing being in India. So, whaddya reckon, still change the title?
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Tamrhind Posted Oct 19, 2004
Addendum: I've provisionally re-named the Entry but previous question stands.
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Peer Review: A1119674 - The Origins of Writing - A Dawn In The West.
- 1: Tam (Jul 24, 2003)
- 2: Zarquon's Singing Fish! (Jul 24, 2003)
- 3: McKay The Disorganised (Jul 27, 2003)
- 4: anhaga (Jul 27, 2003)
- 5: Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! (Sep 10, 2003)
- 6: Zarquon's Singing Fish! (Sep 24, 2003)
- 7: Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! (Sep 24, 2003)
- 8: Zarquon's Singing Fish! (Sep 24, 2003)
- 9: Cyzaki (Oct 3, 2003)
- 10: GreyDesk (Oct 3, 2003)
- 11: Tam (Feb 7, 2004)
- 12: Tamrhind (Oct 19, 2004)
- 13: Tamrhind (Oct 19, 2004)
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