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Introduction to Akkadian offers a twelve-lesson course in the essentials of Akkadian grammar. The lessons feature concise explanations of Akkadian grammar, as well as exercises in reading, transliteration and translation. These introduce the student to common vocabulary and basic cuneiform signs. In addition, Introduction includes appendices dealing with Akkadian phonetics and metrology, indices,...

relationship with any other known language, but which became part of the cultural heritage of Akkadian-speakers. The Akkadian language (or language of Akkade) is first attested in proper names mentioned in Sum. texts of the Fara period (ca. 2800 B.C.); from ca. 2500 B.C. we find texts fully written in Akkadian. b. Akkadian is a member of the Semitic language family, indeed one of its earliest and overwhelmingly its best attested ancient member. A traditional classification of the Semitic languages
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