From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late
Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and
writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the
Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the
first to explore the development and importance of Cypriot writing
over a period of more than 1,500 years in the second and first
millennia BC. Five themed chapters deal with issues ranging from
the acquisition of literacy and the adaptation of new writing
systems to the visibility of writing and its role in the marking of
identities. The agency of Cypriots in shaping the island's literate
landscape is given prominence, and an extended consideration of the
social context of writing leads to new insights on Cypriot scripts
and their users. Cyprus provides a stimulating case to demonstrate
the importance of contextualised approaches to the development of
writing systems.
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