…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 references "Schmandt-Besserat, D." are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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。… ※「Schmandt-Besserat,D.」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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