Lexicity/ππ πΊπ Akkadian
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ππ πΊπ Akkadian
Dictionaries
Resource | Description |
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Chicago Assyrian Dictionary | A massive collection. |
Akkadian Dictionary | An online resource. |
Provisional Dictionary of Old Babylonian Akkadian | With clickable buttons for character entry. |
A Conciser Dictionary of Akkadian | In .txt format. |
List of Sign Lists | Part of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Downloads of many older books. |
Index of Akkadian Roots | Quite a long list, actually. |
List of Signs | A list of Akkadian signs; site is in French. |
Akkadian Words in Modern Assyrian | A wordlist. |
Glossary of 1000 Old Babylonian words | Other resources are on this page, as well. |
Grammars
Resource | Description |
Old Akkadian Writing and Grammar | A textbook that is not that old. A very good resource. |
Akkadian Linguistics | About 30 pages of text which cover may different grammar topics. |
Akkadian Linguistics II | Not fully comprehensive, but has explanations of many grammatical concepts and is easy to navigate. |
Wikipedia's Grammar | Very useful, and can be made into a different file format easily. |
Languages Gulper | Some introduction to the linguistics of Akkadian. |
You Can Write in Akkadian | 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 | Some great resources online for learning this middle-period dialect. |
Charts & Aids
Resource | Description |
Cuneiform Sign-Lists Online | A few different lists. |
Translating Cuneiform | A helpful set of steps with links to different books and print resources. |
Akkadian Grammar | A PDF file. |
Akkadian Nouns and Verbs | Scroll down for nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and verb charts. Yay! |
Texts
Resource | Description |
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative | Links to many different holdings of cuneiform items. |
SEAL | 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 | A database which is hard to navigate if you're not already familiar with the material. |
Part of Enuma Elis Tablet 1 | In PDF format. |
Codex Hammurabi Prologue | In .ps format. |
Translations of Ancient Babylonian Texts | Scroll to the bottom to get to the translations. Also has some basic information about the culture. |
Akkadian Myth and Epics | Some translated texts. |
Other Resources
Resource | Description |
Massive Akkadian Bibliography | Mentally prepare yourself before opening this one. |
Babylonian and Assyrian: A History of Akkadian | A very good, long article on the history of Akkadian |
Bibliography of Urkesh and the Hurrians | A collection of many resources related to the area. |
Ancient Babylonia | Assorted topics of culture and history. Scroll to the bottom to see them. |
The Akkadians | An online repository of information on the Akkadians. |
Akkad: The Presentation | See also the upcoming Akkad: Live in Vegas show. |
A Bird's Eye View of Mesopotamia | Gives information on mythology, geography, people, and other items. |
Phonological Representation in Akkadian Orthography | A short, interesting discussion of the phonology of Akkadian and some of the shortcomings of the Sumerian script. |
Cuneiform Digital Library Journal | An online journal with many articles. |
Mesopotomia at the British Museum | A nice online presentation. |