Lexicity/𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑 Akkadian

𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑 Akkadian

Dictionaries

Resource	Description
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.