Jon Taylor
Biographic Data
| ID | 3662686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jon Taylor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jon |
| FAMILY NAME | Taylor |
| SIGNATURE | TAYLOR J |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1926 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reinventing the Chinese City
Cuneiform
Cuneiform was a writing system used in the ancient Middle East for about 3,500 years down to the first century ce . A huge number and variety of texts written in cuneiform survive, revealing rich details of historical, economic, social, religious, and intellectual life. Many languages were written in cuneiform: Akkadian, Sumerian, and Hittite were the most common.
Collecting and Connecting History
Freedom to Serve
On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman’s decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration of the armed forces, was an important event in twentieth century American history. In Freedom to Serve, Jon E. Taylor gives an account of the presidenti…
Cuneiform Tablets from the Wiseman Collection
The remains of the Percy J. Wiseman collection of cuneiform tablets were acquired in 2010 by the British Museum, where they now form the 2010-6-022 collection. The tablets almost all originate from southern Iraq, including the sites of Drehem, Larsa, Nippur, Sippar and Umma. They constitute records from the Ur III and Old Babylonian periods (21st–17th century B.C.) and from the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid periods (6th–4th century B.C.). This ar…
Cuneiform
Cuneiform (“wedge shaped”) writing flourished in the ancient Near East over a period of more than three and a half thousand years.
Technology, Environment, and Human Values . Ian G. Barbour
The Cinema Organist
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The Cinema Organist
Technology, Environment, and Human Values . Ian G. Barbour
Cuneiform Tablets from the Wiseman Collection
The remains of the Percy J. Wiseman collection of cuneiform tablets were acquired in 2010 by the British Museum, where they now form the 2010-6-022 collection. The tablets almost all originate from southern Iraq, including the sites of Drehem, Larsa, Nippur, Sippar and Umma. They constitute records from the Ur III and Old Babylonian periods (21st–17th century B.C.) and from the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid periods (6th–4th century B.C.). This ar…
Cuneiform
Cuneiform (“wedge shaped”) writing flourished in the ancient Near East over a period of more than three and a half thousand years.
Freedom to Serve
On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman’s decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration of the armed forces, was an important event in twentieth century American history. In Freedom to Serve, Jon E. Taylor gives an account of the presidenti…
Collecting and Connecting History
Cuneiform
Cuneiform was a writing system used in the ancient Middle East for about 3,500 years down to the first century ce . A huge number and variety of texts written in cuneiform survive, revealing rich details of historical, economic, social, religious, and intellectual life. Many languages were written in cuneiform: Akkadian, Sumerian, and Hittite were the most common.
Reinventing the Chinese City
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