{"product_id":"the-story-of-decipherment-from-egyptian-hieroglyphic-to-linear-b-by-maurice-pope","title":"The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphic to Linear B by Maurice Pope","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThe Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphic to Linear B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eAuthor: Maurice Pope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eHard cover with dust jacket. Good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"350\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphic to Linear B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a scholarly yet accessible history of how ancient writing systems were gradually decoded, written by linguist \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMaurice Pope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The book focuses on two of the most famous breakthroughs in historical linguistics: the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs and the later cracking of Linear B.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"763\"\u003eA major part of the book recounts the long struggle to understand Egyptian hieroglyphics, highlighting key figures such as Jean-François Champollion, whose work in the early 19th century proved that the script combined phonetic and symbolic elements. Pope explains how the discovery of the Rosetta Stone provided the crucial bilingual key that allowed scholars to compare Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003eThe second major narrative follows the decipherment of Linear B in the mid-20th century by Michael Ventris, with important contributions from John Chadwick. Pope shows how Ventris’s insight—that the script encoded an early form of Greek rather than a non-Greek language—transformed understanding of Mycenaean civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eThis item is second-hand and is sold as is. If you would like more details please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/fairtradeandgiftshop.com\/pages\/contact-fair-trade-and-gift-shop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif';\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e or visit us in store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif';\"\u003e100% of profits raised from the sale of our goods will assist Fair Trade and Gift Shop in helping the many charities we support which make lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FAIR TRADE AND GIFT SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48263490240665,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/7536\/2457\/files\/IMG_3628.jpg?v=1782463726","url":"https:\/\/fairtradeandgiftshop.com\/products\/the-story-of-decipherment-from-egyptian-hieroglyphic-to-linear-b-by-maurice-pope","provider":"FAIR TRADE AND GIFT SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}