Old Babylonian grammar. / Volume one / / by Michael P. Streck.
The book contains a descriptive grammar of Old Babylonian, the best attested period and dialect of Akkadian. Volume 1 describes the orthography, phonology, nouns, pronouns and numbers of Old Babylonian.
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| Superior document: | Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Ancient Near East ; Volume 168.1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbook of Oriental studies. Ancient Near East ;
Volume 168.1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | The book contains a descriptive grammar of Old Babylonian, the best attested period and dialect of Akkadian. Volume 1 describes the orthography, phonology, nouns, pronouns and numbers of Old Babylonian. Akkadian, written in the cuneiform script, is the most important language of the Ancient Near East and one of the most important members of the Semitic language family. Old Babylonian is the best attested period and dialect of Akkadian. Old Babylonian was written all over Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, Syria) and some neigboring regions during the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE. The book describes the language of middle Old Babylonian from the kings Sin-muballit to Samsu-iluna. Volume 1 extensively describes the orthography, phonology, nouns, pronouns and numbers of Old Babylonian. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-470) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004498990 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Michael P. Streck. |