Erste Philologien

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According to modern scholarship the civilisations in Egypt and Mesopotamia prospering along the river Nile and Euphrates and Tigris respectively developed the earliest systematic engagement with script, language, and written lore. The present volume for the first time offers a comparative overview of the role of these first philologies, the institutions, the actors as well as the methods in both cultural spheres between c. 3000 BC until the turn of the eras.
As complex notation systems or script emerge in Egypt and Mesopotamia both cultures develop large bodies of written lore over the millennia addressing various areas of knowledge. Compilation, care, and transmission of these texts between 3000 BC until the turn of the eras required a high degree of specialisation. Minute familiarity with the script(s) and language(s), their structure and characteristics, as well as the methods of compilation represent the foundation of philological work. These involve, for instance, techniques for transferring knowledge over time, comparing texts and reassembling knowledge into new editions, or interpreting and commenting on texts in circulation. A main goal of this study is to make available vantage points, which allow glimpses into the primary sources, where actors, institutions, and methods engage systematically with the written lore. In doing so, the book aims to illuminate first philologies in the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

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Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum
Geboren 1965; Studium der Altorientalistik, Semitistik, Klassischen Archäologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie; 1994 Promotion; 2003 Habilitation; seit 2003 Professorin für Altorientalische Philologie und Geschichte am Seminar für Altorientalistik der FU Berlin.

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