Assyrian-English-Assyrian Dictionary: Cuneiform Edition

Book info: Assyrian-English-Assyrian Dictionary: Cuneiform Edition (Hardcover, 308 pages) – Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 2023. Language: English.

This dictionary contains all the words attested in Assyrian texts from the Neo-Assyrian period. Most of the vocabulary comes from Neo-Assyrian and Standard Akkadian, with some Aramaic and Neo-Babylonian entries. The Assyrian-English-Assyrian Dictionary was the first English-Akkadian dictionary ever published, and the new cuneiform edition features words written in the cuneiform script of the Neo-Assyrian period.

Editorial Reviews Book Description

An essential and comprehensive reference of the four official languages of the Assyrian Empire and their English equivalents.

About the Author Simo Parpola is Professor Emeritus of Assyriology at the University of Helsinki and the publisher of the Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. He is the author of Letters from Assyrian Scholars to the Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal, Parts I and II, and The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part 1, all of which are published by Eisenbrauns.