Bēl Lišāni: Current Research in Akkadian Linguistics

Published by Penn State University Press 2021

Bēl Lišāni

Current Research in Akkadian Linguistics

Edited by: Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee and Na’ama Pat-El

Volume 8 in the series Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781646021598

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Akkadian, a Semitic language attested in writing from 2600 BCE until the first century CE, was the language of Mesopotamia for nearly three millennia. This volume examines the language from a comparative and historical linguistic perspective.

Inspired by the work of renowned linguist John Huehnergard and featuring contributions from top scholars in the field, Bēl Lišāni showcases the latest research on Akkadian linguistics. Chapters focus on a wide range of topics including lexicon, morphology, word order, syntax, verbal semantics, and subgrouping. Building upon Huehnergard’s pioneering studies focused on the identification of Proto-Akkadian features, the contributors explore linguistic innovations in the language from historical and comparative perspectives. In doing so, they open the way for further etymological, dialectical, and lexical research into Akkadian.

An important update on and synthesis of the research in Akkadian linguistics, this volume will be welcomed by Semitists, Akkadian language specialists, and scholars and students interested in historical linguistics.

In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Øyvind Bjøru, Maksim Kalinin, N. J. C. Kouwenberg, Sergey Loesov, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Ambjörn Sjörs, Michael P. Streck, Juan-Pablo Vita, and Martin Worthington.

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Hasselbach-Andee Rebecca :

Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee is Associate Professor of Comparative Semitics at the University of Chicago and coauthor of Classical Ethiopic: A Grammar of Gəˁəz, also published by Eisenbrauns.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee and Na‘ama Pat-El Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Remarks on Word Order and the Syntax of ša-Clauses in Late Hellenistic Babylonian Paul- Alain Beaulieu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2. The Indicative Markers in West Semitic and Their Relationship to the East Semitic Subordinative Øyvind Bjøru and Na‘ama Pat-El Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter 3. Eblaite and Akkadian: A Look at the Pronominal System Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Chapter 4. How the Neo- Assyrian Verb Works: Tense and Voice Maksim Kalinin and Sergey Loesov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Chapter 5. Cognate Objects in Akkadian N. J. C. Kouwenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 6. “All Is Number”: Verbs and Nouns Derived from the Cardinal Numbers in Akkadian Jacob J. de Ridder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Chapter 7. Notes on the Use of the Subordinative in Oaths in Akkadian Ambjörn Sjörs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Chapter 8. Akkadian Lexicography: New Discoveries Michael P. Streck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Chapter 9. The Akkadian of the King of Beirut in the Late Bronze Age Juan- Pablo Vita Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 276
Keywords: Historical linguistics; Semitic linguistics; East Semitic; Semitic philology; Semitic lexicography; verbal morphology; Semitic subgrouping; Akkadian

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Published: June 30, 2022
ISBN: 9781646021598