In the Path of the Alphabet: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
In the Path of the Alphabet by Frances Jermain: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 12 original MP3 tracks, 3:37:00 running time and a link to listen.
In the Path of the Alphabet, credited to Frances Jermain, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of In the Path of the Alphabet by Frances Jermain. Read in English by Lynne T; MaryAnn; aniroo; Owen Cook; Gillian Hendrie Language: we all use it and few of us think about the form it takes on the page. But how did the transmittal of ideas in written form evolve from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the ABCs in use in most countries around the world today? This work, written by a librarian and scholar, draws on previously published works and also direct correspondence with archaeologists still uncovering secrets in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Her death left this work unfinished, but others were able to polish it for publication. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Recording facts
- Recording title: In the Path of the Alphabet
- Author credits: Frances Jermain
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 12
- Listed recording duration: 3:37:00
Catalogue topics
- Babylon
- Persia
- hieroglyphics
- cuneiform
- inscription
- tel-el-amarna letters
- proto-medic
- zoroaster
Track guide
- 00 - Preface — 4:52
- 01 - Egyptian Hieroglyphics — 16:44
- 02 - Cuneiform Inscriptions — 9:12
- 03 - Phonetism — 20:22
- 04 - Syllabism — 17:41
- 05 - Archaic Libraries — 14:20
- 06 - The Chaldean Field — 24:49
- 07 - Mesopotamian Influence — 17:40
- 08 - Babylonian Contributions — 20:30
- 09 - The Tel-El-Amarna Letters — 31:09
- 10 - Proto-Medic Alphabet — 19:51
- 11 - Zoroaster and Mahomet — 19:50
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