Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian
Author : Joshua Bowen
Publisher :
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Sumerian language
ISBN : 9781734358605
The Literature of Ancient Sumer
Author : Jeremy A. Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,73 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199296330
Book Description
Sumerian is the oldest written language of ancient Iraq, first written down some 5,000 years ago. Its literature, encompassing narrative myths, lyrical hymns, proverbs and love poetry, provides a stimulating insight into the world's first urban civilization. This is a comprehensive collection.
The Sumerians
Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0226452328
Book Description
“A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture” from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar (American Journal of Archaeology). The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. “An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.” —Library Journal
A Grammar of Akkadian
Author : John Huehnergard
Publisher : Harvard Semitic Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781575069418
Book Description
In the third edition of A Grammar of Akkadian, changes have been made in the section on the nom i n al morpheme -ån (§20.2) and the sections on the meaning of the D stem (§24.3) and the Gt stem (§33.1(b)); these revisions reflect recent scholarship in Akkadian grammar. Other changes include minor revisions in wording in the presentation of the grammar in a few other sections; a number of new notes to some of the readings; additions to the glosses of a small number of words in the lesson vocabularies (and the Glossary and English-Akkadian word list); and updates of the resources available for the study of Akkadian, and of the bibliography. A new appendix (F) has been added, giving Hebrew and other Semitic cognates of the Akkadian words in the lesson vocabularies. The pagination of the first and second editions has for the most part been retained, apart from the insertion of the new appendix and a few minor deviations elsewhere.
A Manual of Sumerian Grammar and Texts
Author : John Lewis Hayes
Publisher :
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 13,4 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Sumerian language
ISBN : 9780890035085
Book Description
A Sumerian Reading-Book
Author : C.J. Gadd
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 1924
Category : History
ISBN : 5873153027
Book Description
The Ancient Languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum
Author : Roger D. Woodard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521684978
Book Description
A convenient, portable paperback derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.
Sumerian Grammar
Author : Dietz Otto Edzard
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,64 MB
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9047403401
Book Description
It seems safe to say that this Sumerian Grammar by Professor D.O. Edzard will become the new classic reference in the field. It is an up-to-date, reliable guide to the language of the Sumerians, the inventors of cuneiform writing in the late 4th millennium B.C., and thus essential contributors to the high cultural standard of the whole of Mesopotamia and beyond. Following traditional lines, the Grammar describes general characteristics, origins, linguistic environment, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and phraseology. Due attention is given to the symbiosis with Semitic Akkadian, with which Sumerian was to form a veritable linguistic area. With lucid explanations of all technical linguistic theory. Each transliteration carries its English translation.
The Golden Bull
Author : Marjorie Cowley
Publisher : Charlesbridge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 11,58 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1607342537
Book Description
A brother and sister's search for a new life and new home . . . 5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to play her music and sing for alms on the streets of Ur. Marjorie Cowley vividly imagines the intrigues, and harsh struggle for survival in ancient Mesopotamia.
Sumerians
Author : Henry Freeman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1534611347
Book Description
A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary timeline of human history. Their tales of kings and gods, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and their fearless trade in distant lands, during the remarkable Bronze Age, centered in the world’s first city-states that chronicled ancient rivalries and their enduring impact. Inside you will read about... ✓ How We Know What We Know About Sumerians ✓ The Bronze Age – Sumer And Its Contemporaries ✓ How Did The Sumerians Become Civilized? ✓ How Long Were They Around ✓ Primer Of Impact Of Sumerian Ancient Civilization On Our World ✓ What Did They Look Like? ✓ What Shaped Their Worldview? And much more! Our journey relies on excavated and historical evidence to explore their productive fascinations with order and man’s place in the universe. Their application of impressive knowledge helps us unfold their mysterious civilization.
