The Adventures of Inanaka and Tuni

Learning to Write in Ancient Babylonia

text by Jane Gordon and Susanne Paulus, illustrations by Madeline Ouimet

Book cover: The Adventures of Inanaka and Tuni

Extent: 16 pages

Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Language & Linguistics

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2023)

ISBN: 9781614911012

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Journey back in time 3,800 years to Nippur, a city in ancient Babylonia, as a girl sets out on a quest to become a scribe. Inanaka learns how to make a tablet and write her name, solves the many puzzles of the cuneiform writing system, and prepares with her family for a festival, all with the help (some of the time, at least) of her dog, Tuni.

Journey back in time 3,800 years to Nippur, a city in ancient Babylonia, as a girl sets out on a quest to become a scribe. Follow along as Inanaka learns how to make a tablet and write her name, solves the many puzzles of the cuneiform writing system, and prepares with her family for a festival, all with the help (some of the time, at least) of her dog, Tuni.

By (author) Jane Gordon
By (author) Susanne Paulus
Illustrated by Madeline Ouimet

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