Table of Contents

Preface 1. Origin and Development 2. Tablets and Monuments 3. Scribes and Libraries 4. The Geographical Spread 5. Decipherment 6. Sample Texts 7. Fakes Where to see Cuneiform inscriptions Further Reading Index

About the Author

Christopher Walker is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities in the British Museum. He has written several works on Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions and Mesopotamian history.