Assyrian-English-Assyrian Dictionary
Assyrian-English-Assyrian Dictionary by Robert Whiting is a comprehensive resource published by the Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project in 2007. This 320-page volume is presented in Finnish and serves as a crucial reference for those studying the languages of the Assyrian Empire, specifically Neo-Assyrian and Standard Akkadian. It is notable for being the first English-Akkadian dictionary ever published, containing approximately 13,000 Assyrian entries alongside around 23,000 English entries.
Readers will find that this dictionary is based on the Corpus of Neo-Assyrian text database and incorporates glossaries from previous SAA volumes. It documents the language of the Neo-Assyrian period as reflected in contemporary documents, making it a valuable tool for Assyriologists and Semitists. In addition to Assyrian words and phrases, the dictionary includes Babylonian terms from correspondence with the Assyrian bureaucracy, as well as words from royal inscriptions and other texts written in Standard Akkadian, along with many commonly used Aramaic words.
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A compendious dictionary of two official languages of the Assyrian Empire, Neo-Assyrian and Standard Akkadian, and the first English-Akkadian dictionary ever published. This volume is essential for every Assyriologist, Semitist, and interested layman; it contains about 13,000 Assyrian entries and about 23,000 English entries.
Based on the Corpus of Neo-Assyrian text database and relying on the glossaries to previous SAA volumes, the Helsinki Assyrian Dictionary is, unlike other “Assyrian” dictionaries, actually a dictionary of Assyrian. It documents the language of the Neo-Assyrian period as reflected in the contemporary documents. In addition to Assyrian words and phrases, it also includes Babylonian words from letters to and from the Assyrian bureaucracy, words from royal inscriptions and other texts written in Standard Akkadian (the Assyro-Babylonian literary language), and many Aramaic words in common usage.
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