Principles of Akkadian Textual Criticism / / Martin Worthington.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN)
• VerfasserIn: Worthington, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) , 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Some issues of method --; 3 Mechanisms of textual change --; 4 Some patterns in orthography–phonology–morphology --; 5 How easily were scholarship and literature sight-read in the first millennium? --; 6 Some issues of edition and interpretation --; 7 Summary --; 8 References --; Alphabetical index (selective) --; Index locorum
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781614510567; 9783110621099; 9783110238570; 9783110636178; 9783110288995; 9783110293838; 9783110288964
• ISSN: 2161-4415
• DOI: 10.1515/9781614510567
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Martin Worthington.

Errors of many kinds abound in Akkadian writings, but this fact’s far-reaching implications have never been unraveled and systematized. To attempt this is the aim of this book. Drawing on scholarship from other fields, it outlines a framework for the critical evaluation of extant text and the formulation of conjectural emendations. Along the way, it explores issues at the interface of orthography, textual transmission, scribal education, grammar, literacy, and literary interpretation.