Journal article
Against cuneiform: the dawn of writing in Iran
- Abstract:
- This paper explores the concept of schismogenesis as a framework to understand the cultural differentiation between the ancient Elamite civilization and its Mesopotamian counterparts. It delves into schismogenesis within the Elamite civilization itself, examining the scarcity of cuneiform texts in ancient Iran despite awareness of Mesopotamian script and the existence of a native Iranian writing system (Proto-Elamite). Focusing on the Akkadian corpus found at Susa, this paper uses it as a case study to analyse deliberate deviations from standard Mesopotamian texts, revealing intentional cultural distinctiveness within the ancient Elamite context.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 400.1KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.2143/IA.59.0.3293979
Authors
- Publisher:
- Peeters Publishers
- Journal:
- Iranica Antiqua More from this journal
- Volume:
- 59
- Pages:
- 1-24
- Publication date:
- 2025-05-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-05-23
- DOI:
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1783-1482
- ISSN:
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0021-0870
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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2025280
- Local pid:
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pubs:2025280
- Deposit date:
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2024-09-03
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- Copyright holder:
- Parsa Daneshmand
- Copyright date:
- 2024
- Rights statement:
- ©2024 The Author
- Notes:
- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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