Introduction to Old Assyrian
This book is meant as an aid to the reading and interpretation of Old Assyrian texts for students who are already familiar with Akkadian, in particular with Old Babylonian. Accordingly, it focuses on those aspects in which Old Assyrian grammar and lexicon are different from Babylonian and on the specific problems that Old Assyrian texts might pose to students of Babylonian. It is essentially a spin-off from N.J.C. Kouwenberg's long-standing work on the grammar of Old Assyrian, which is reflected in "A Grammar of Old Assyrian" (Leiden: Brill, 2017). It comprises a complete grammar (with a focus on phonology and morphology, including a sign list and extensive paradigms), a glossary (with a focus on Old Assyrian peculiarities), and a selection of sample editions of texts. The introduction is supposed to make the Old Assyrian texts more accessible to anyone interested, and thus contribute to an increase in the study of the archives of the Assyrian merchants in Anatolia. They acquaint us not only with one of the oldest large corpora of any Semitic language, but also with aspects of Ancient Near Eastern history, economy and society that are in many respects unique.
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Introduction to Old Assyrian
This book is meant as an aid to the reading and interpretation of Old Assyrian texts for students who are already familiar with Akkadian, in particular with Old Babylonian. Accordingly, it focuses on those aspects in which Old Assyrian grammar and lexicon are different from Babylonian and on the specific problems that Old Assyrian texts might pose to students of Babylonian. It is essentially a spin-off from N.J.C. Kouwenberg's long-standing work on the grammar of Old Assyrian, which is reflected in "A Grammar of Old Assyrian" (Leiden: Brill, 2017). It comprises a complete grammar (with a focus on phonology and morphology, including a sign list and extensive paradigms), a glossary (with a focus on Old Assyrian peculiarities), and a selection of sample editions of texts. The introduction is supposed to make the Old Assyrian texts more accessible to anyone interested, and thus contribute to an increase in the study of the archives of the Assyrian merchants in Anatolia. They acquaint us not only with one of the oldest large corpora of any Semitic language, but also with aspects of Ancient Near Eastern history, economy and society that are in many respects unique.
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Introduction to Old Assyrian

Introduction to Old Assyrian

by N. J. C. Kouwenberg
Introduction to Old Assyrian

Introduction to Old Assyrian

by N. J. C. Kouwenberg

Overview

This book is meant as an aid to the reading and interpretation of Old Assyrian texts for students who are already familiar with Akkadian, in particular with Old Babylonian. Accordingly, it focuses on those aspects in which Old Assyrian grammar and lexicon are different from Babylonian and on the specific problems that Old Assyrian texts might pose to students of Babylonian. It is essentially a spin-off from N.J.C. Kouwenberg's long-standing work on the grammar of Old Assyrian, which is reflected in "A Grammar of Old Assyrian" (Leiden: Brill, 2017). It comprises a complete grammar (with a focus on phonology and morphology, including a sign list and extensive paradigms), a glossary (with a focus on Old Assyrian peculiarities), and a selection of sample editions of texts. The introduction is supposed to make the Old Assyrian texts more accessible to anyone interested, and thus contribute to an increase in the study of the archives of the Assyrian merchants in Anatolia. They acquaint us not only with one of the oldest large corpora of any Semitic language, but also with aspects of Ancient Near Eastern history, economy and society that are in many respects unique.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783963270642
Publisher: Zaphon
Publication date: 06/25/2019
Pages: 211
Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface / Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Old Assyrian period 1.2 Contents 1.3 Discovery and publication 1.4 Old Assyrian and Akkadian 1.5 Bibliographical tools for the study of Old Assyrian Chapter 2 Syllabary and spelling 2.1 The Old Assyrian Syllabary 2.2 Plene spellings 2.3 Initial plene spellings 2.4 Broken spellings 2.5 Sandhi and crasis 2.6 Ambiguities Chapter 3 Sign list 3.1 General list of signs 3.2 Alphabetical list of the main syllabic values and logograms Chapter 4 Elements of phonology 4.1 Phonemes 4.2 Loss of phonemes 4.3 Assimilation of consonants 4.4 Epenthesis 4.5 Metathesis 4.6 The glottal stop 4.7 The labial glide w 4.8 The palatal glide y 4.9 Vowels Chapter 5 Pronouns and enclitic particles 5.1 Independent personal pronouns 5.2 Enclitic personal pronouns 5.3 Possessive pronouns 5.4 Demonstrative pronouns 5.5 Interrogative pronouns 5.6 Indefinite pronouns 5.7 Enclitic particles Chapter 6 Nouns and adjectives 6.1 The structure of nouns and adjectives 6.2 The gender of nouns 6.3 The inflection of nouns 6.4 The inflection of adjectives 6.5 The syntax of adjectives Chapter 7 Numerals 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Cardinal numbers 7.3 Ordinal numbers 7.4 Multiplicative numbers 7.5 Distributive numbers 7.6 Other numbers Chapter 8 Verbs 8.1 General features 8.2 The inflection of the G-stem 8.3 The function of the primary inflectional forms 8.4 The function of the modal forms 8.5 The function of the ventive and the subjunctive 8.6 The derived verbal stems 8.7 The weak verbs Chapter 9 Elements of syntax 9.1 Cases 9.2 Subordinate clauses 9.3 Oaths Chapter 10 Verbal paradigms Chapter 11 Glossary Chapter 12 Measures, dates, tariffs, etc. 12.1 Measures 12.2 The Old Assyrian calendar 12.3 Tariffs and taxes 12.4 Interest rates 12.5 Prices of the most common commodities Chapter 13 Seals and sealing (by K. R. Veenhof) 13.1 Seals and sealers 13.2 Sealed documents Chapter 14 Personal names Chapter 15 A selection of texts References
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