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CUNEI FORM CATALYSIS : THE FIRST INFORMATION REVOLUTION J . N .
Postgate A few years ago I was cajoled into writing a short contribution on the
Assyrian Empire for an encyclopedia of archaeology . Having pursued my
informal ...
CUNEI FORM CATALYSIS : THE FIRST INFORMATION REVOLUTION J . N .
Postgate A few years ago I was cajoled into writing a short contribution on the
Assyrian Empire for an encyclopedia of archaeology . Having pursued my
informal ...
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A complex bureaucratic hierarchy was created , and it could only function by
virtue of written instruments because the ... officials outstripped the systems of
personal acquaintanceship , and authority could only be transmitted by writing on
a ...
A complex bureaucratic hierarchy was created , and it could only function by
virtue of written instruments because the ... officials outstripped the systems of
personal acquaintanceship , and authority could only be transmitted by writing on
a ...
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Second , Namiki is recorded in the Nihon Shoki with the characters meaning ' row
of kil , whereas in the Kojiki it is written with the characters for ' row of trees ' - - a
much more logical compound ! Unfortunately , embarkation on this problem is ...
Second , Namiki is recorded in the Nihon Shoki with the characters meaning ' row
of kil , whereas in the Kojiki it is written with the characters for ' row of trees ' - - a
much more logical compound ! Unfortunately , embarkation on this problem is ...
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