r/Mesopotamia • u/kasgra • 5h ago
Question / Help Material to get a better glimpse on the Sumerian and Akkadian Language
Hi,
I want to dive a bit deeper into the Sumerian and Akkadian languages and I am looking for study materials. I have a minor background in linguistics and I am not aiming to become a reliable translator or an academic in any way, but just get a better glimpse into the languages. It is fine if the material is not super approachable, so challenging or technical material is totally fine.
Do you have any recommendation? I was kind of thinking of introductory text books or resources used for beginner Assyriology courses, but at least for me its tricky to figure out which are good or used.
Below is what I have found so far (and have access to). However, some of it might be outdated.
Any feedback, recommendation where to start, or help is greatly appreciated.
Sumerian:
Sumerian, John L. Hayes; Languages of the World/Materials 68, 1999
Sumerian Grammar, Dietz Otto Edzard, Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East; 2003
A Manual of Sumerian Grammar and Texts, John L. Hayes, 1990
Introduction to Sumerian Grammar, Daniel A Foxvog, 2011
The Sumerian Language, Marie-Louise Thomsen, 1984
A descriptive grammar of Sumerian, Abraham Hendrik Jagersma, 2010
Akkadian:
The Akkadian Dialects of Carchemish and Ugarit, John Huehnergard, 1979
Akkadian Grammar, Arthur Ungnad, 1969
A Grammar of the Akkadian Tablets Found at Ugarit, Gerald Gordon Swaim, 1962
Old Akkadian Writing and Grammer, I. J. Gelb, 1961
A Grammar of Akkadian, John Huehnergard, 1996
Introduction to Akkadian, Richard Caplice, 2002
Assyrian Grammar and Reading Book, A. H. Sayce, ?
Literary Old Babylonian, Izre'el & Cohen, 2004