Concise Dictionary of Akkadian (Santag Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde, 5) 2nd Revised edition

Studying a foreign, extinct, fascinating language? This is the perfect dictionary for the novice as well as the professional Assyriologist who needs a comprehensive dictionary! Paperback, well bound, readable, and most importantly, a professional quality book well worth the price

I really enjoyed this book - it did take a bit of cross referencing to get through, but the material is covered evenly and thoroughly for anyone studying the transition from proto-Assyrian to Akkadian script in for and syntax. References to levels of occurance and variance are included along with lots of annotation and explanation. Mine is the english version and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the evolution of the writing system

This nifty "little blue book" (as it is known in Assyriology ciricles) is an indispensible tool for students of Akkadian (from Old Akkadian to the Late Babylonian), whether as a quick reference, or for translating long passages of Akkadian texts. It has the advantage of being light and handy, and many entries are furnished with references to semantic variations based on the different dialects.However, in being concise, the dictionary chose to omit those lengthy lexical references which are presented in the bulky volumes of the CAD (in English) or AhW (in German, on which this dictionary is based), thus rendering an interpretation of texts based solely on this book somewhat unreliable. Yet this drawback has not prevented many aspiring Akkadian scholars from secretly using it whenever no one is looking!!A favorite amongst students ever since its first publication - highly recommended for any Akkadian students beyond the beginner level!

informative, concise, everything it claims to be

Produit conforme à sa présentation, livraison rapide. Je recommande

Thank you at this book

Incluye un índice de raíces verbales magnífico. Muy bueno para identificar los verbos.

Ottimo per un primo studio della lingua accadica. Il formato è molto comodo e non è particolarmente pesante. Consiglio a tutti.