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The adventures of Inanaka and Tuni : learning to write in Ancient Babylonia
Title
The adventures of Inanaka and Tuni : learning to write in Ancient Babylonia / text by Jane Gordon and Susanne Paulus ; illustrations by Madeline Ouimet ; layout and design by Sarah M. Ware ; edited by Jane Gordon.
ISBN
9781614911012
1614911010
Publication
[Chicago, Ill.] : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, [2023]
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
16 pages : collor illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Title from cover.
"Created for the ISAC Museum special exhbition Back to School in Babylonia by Jane Gordon, Madeline Ouimet, Susanne Paulus, and Sarah M. Ware, with the assistance of marta Días Herrera, Pallas Eible Hargro, Katherine Hodge, and Danielle Levy"--Page 2 of cover.
Summary
"Journey back in time 3,800 years to Nippur, a city in ancient Babylonia, as a girl sets out on a quest to become a scribe. Follow along as Inanaka learns how to make a tablet and write her name, solves the many puzzles of the cuneiform writing system, and prepares with her family for a festival, all with the help (some of the time, at least) of her dog, Tuni"--Page 4 of cover.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2023
Subjects
Genre/Form
Didactic fiction.
Instructional and educational works.
Activity books.
Also listed under
University of Chicago. Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. Museum, host institution.
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