Uruk Archaic Cryptic Script

Japanese: ウルク古拙文字 - うるくこせつもじ
Uruk Archaic Cryptic Script

…However, in the 6th and 5th centuries BC, Aramaic script became dominant, and after the period of simultaneous use, it began to decline. Recently, Denise Schmandt-Besserat has made an interesting point about the origin of Uruk Archaic Cryptography. According to her, in the ancient Orient, various shaped clay objects with a diameter of about 1 cm called "tokens" were used as a memory aid from the Neolithic period, and the transfer of these shapes onto clay tablets was the origin of Uruk Archaic Cryptography, that is, writing. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Uruk Archaic Clumsy Script" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし前6,前5世紀にはアラム文字が優勢になり,併用時代のあと衰退に向かう。ウルク古拙文字の起源について最近シュマント・ベッセラトDenise Schmandt‐Besseratが興味深い指摘を行っている。同女史によれば,古代オリエントでは新石器時代より〈トークンtoken〉と呼ばれる直径が1cm前後の粘土で作られたさまざまな形状の物体が,記憶の補助手段として使用されていて,その形状を粘土板の上へ移したのがウルク古拙文字,すなわち文字の起源であるという。…

※「ウルク古拙文字」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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