The Library of Ancient Wisdom

The Library of Ancient Wisdom More than half of human history is written in cuneiform, but only a few hundred people on earth can read it. In her new book, Assyriologist Selena Wisnom takes us on an immersive tour of this extraordinary library, bringing ancient Mesopotamia and its people to life. Through it, we encounter a world of astonishing richness, complexity and sophistication. Mesopotamia, she shows, was home to advanced mathematics, astronomy and banking, law and literature. This was a culture absorbed and developed by the ancient Greeks, and whose myths were precursors to Bible stories – in short, a culture without which our lives today would be unrecognizable. Product Details ISBN: 9780141997506 Pages: 448 Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.8 x 19.7 cm