How to Read Ancient Texts. With a Focus on Select Phoenician Inscriptions from Malta, Paperback/***

This book foregrounds the principles of interpretation that scholars employ when reading ancient inscriptions. In order to better come to grips with Canaanite, such as Phoenician, inscriptions, we need to first understand how people wrote and read texts in the ancient Mediterranean world, including that of the Greeks and Romans. Publisher: Archaeopress Author(s): Anthony J. (Emeritus Professor and Senior Fellow, University of Malta) Frendo Illustration(s): 7 Figures Number of pages: 140 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 173 x 246 x 8 Cover type: Paperback / softback