Bēl Lišāni : : Current Research in Akkadian Linguistics / / ed. by Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee, Na’ama Pat-El.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Beaulieu, Paul- Alain,; Bjøru, Øyvind,; Hasselbach-Andee, Rebecca,; Kalinin, Maksim,; Kouwenberg, N. J. C.,; Loesov, Sergey,; Pat-El, Na‘ama,; Ridder, Jacob J. de,; Sjörs, Ambjörn,; Streck, Michael P.,; Vita, Juan- Pablo,
• HerausgeberIn: Hasselbach-Andee, Rebecca,; Pat-El, Na’ama,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations ; 8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)

Akkadian, a Semitic language attested in writing from 2600 BCE until the first century CE, was the language of Mesopotamia for nearly three millennia. This volume examines the language from a comparative and historical linguistic perspective. Inspired by the work of renowned linguist John Huehnergard and featuring contributions from top scholars in the field, Bēl Lišāni showcases the latest research on Akkadian linguistics. Chapters focus on a wide range of topics including lexicon, morphology, word order, syntax, verbal semantics, and subgrouping. Building upon Huehnergard’s pioneering studies focused on the identification of Proto-Akkadian features, the contributors explore linguistic innovations in the language from historical and comparative perspectives. In doing so, they open the way for further etymological, dialectical, and lexical research into Akkadian. An important update on and synthesis of the research in Akkadian linguistics, this volume will be welcomed by Semitists, Akkadian language specialists, and scholars and students interested in historical linguistics. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Øyvind Bjøru, Maksim Kalinin, N. J. C. Kouwenberg, Sergey Loesov, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Ambjörn Sjörs, Michael P. Streck, Juan-Pablo Vita, and Martin Worthington.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Remarks on Word Order and the Syntax of ša-Clauses in Late Hellenistic Babylonian -- Chapter 2. The Indicative Markers in West Semitic and Their Relationship to the East Semitic Subordinative -- Chapter 3. Eblaite and Akkadian: A Look at the Pronominal System -- Chapter 4. How the Neo- Assyrian Verb Works: Tense and Voice -- Chapter 5. Cognate Objects in Akkadian -- Chapter 6. “All Is Number”: Verbs and Nouns Derived from the Cardinal Numbers in Akkadian -- Chapter 7. Notes on the Use of the Subordinative in Oaths in Akkadian -- Chapter 8. Akkadian Lexicography: New Discoveries -- Chapter 9. The Akkadian of the King of Beirut in the Late Bronze Age -- Contributors -- Index of Authors -- Subject index