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𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑 Akkadian

Dictionaries

• Chicago Assyrian Dictionary

  • Notes: A massive collection.

• Akkadian Dictionary

  • Notes: An online resource.

• Provisional Dictionary of Old Babylonian Akkadian

  • Notes: With clickable buttons for character entry.

• A Conciser Dictionary of Akkadian

  • Format: TXT
  • Notes: In .txt format.

• List of Sign Lists

  • Notes: Part of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Downloads of many older books.

• Index of Akkadian Roots

  • Notes: Quite a long list, actually.

• List of Signs

  • Notes: A list of Akkadian signs; site is in French.

• Akkadian Words in Modern Assyrian

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: A wordlist.

• Glossary of 1000 Old Babylonian words

  • Notes: Other resources are on this page, as well.

Grammars

• Old Akkadian Writing and Grammar

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: A textbook that is not that old. A very good resource.

• Akkadian Linguistics

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: About 30 pages of text which cover may different grammar topics.

• Akkadian Linguistics II

  • Notes: Not fully comprehensive, but has explanations of many grammatical concepts and is easy to navigate.

• Wikipedia’s Grammar

  • Notes: Very useful, and can be made into a different file format easily.

• Languages Gulper

  • Notes: Some introduction to the linguistics of Akkadian.

• You Can Write in Akkadian

  • Format: Video
  • Notes: No you can’t, actually, but you’ll be able to write a few words at least after watching these videos.

• Introductory course for Old Babylonian

  • Notes: Some great resources online for learning this middle-period dialect.

Charts & Aids

• Cuneiform Sign-Lists Online

  • Notes: A few different lists.

• Translating Cuneiform

  • Notes: A helpful set of steps with links to different books and print resources.

• Akkadian Grammar

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: A PDF file.

• Akkadian Nouns and Verbs

  • Notes: Scroll down for nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and verb charts. Yay!

Texts

• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative

  • Notes: Links to many different holdings of cuneiform items.

• SEAL

  • Notes: Not the guy who sings the song from that Batman movie—better! Sources of Early Akkadian Literature. An online resource for viewing many different texts. A wonderful collection!

• Babylonian Nineveh Texts

  • Notes: A database which is hard to navigate if you’re not already familiar with the material.

• Part of Enuma Elis Tablet 1

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: In PDF format.

• Codex Hammurabi Prologue

  • Format: PS
  • Notes: In .ps format.

• Translations of Ancient Babylonian Texts

  • Notes: Scroll to the bottom to get to the translations. Also has some basic information about the culture.

• Akkadian Myth and Epics

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: Some translated texts.

Other Resources

• Massive Akkadian Bibliography

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: Mentally prepare yourself before opening this one.

• Babylonian and Assyrian: A History of Akkadian

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: A very good, long article on the history of Akkadian

• Bibliography of Urkesh and the Hurrians

  • Notes: A collection of many resources related to the area.

• Ancient Babylonia

  • Notes: Assorted topics of culture and history. Scroll to the bottom to see them.

• The Akkadians

  • Notes: An online repository of information on the Akkadians.

• Akkad: The Presentation

  • Notes: See also the upcoming Akkad: Live in Vegas show.

• A Bird’s Eye View of Mesopotamia

  • Notes: Gives information on mythology, geography, people, and other items.

• Phonological Representation in Akkadian Orthography

  • Format: PDF
  • Notes: A short, interesting discussion of the phonology of Akkadian and some of the shortcomings of the Sumerian script.

• Cuneiform Digital Library Journal

  • Notes: An online journal with many articles.

• Mesopotomia at the British Museum

  • Notes: A nice online presentation.

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