An Elementary Grammar with Full Syllabary and Progresssive Reading Book, of the Assyrian Language, in the Cuneiform Type by Archibald Henry Sayce

An Elementary Grammar with Full Syllabary and Progresssive Reading Book, of the Assyrian Language, in the Cuneiform Type by Archibald Henry Sayce

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Zusammenfassung

The philologist and orientalist Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) had studied Middle Eastern languages and scripts since adolescence. This 1875 teaching grammar/reader, aimed at helping students to grasp Assyrian cuneiform, includes a full syllabary as well as texts, transliterations and translations.

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An Elementary Grammar with Full Syllabary and Progresssive Reading Book, of the Assyrian Language, in the Cuneiform Type by Archibald Henry Sayce

Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) became interested in Middle Eastern languages and scripts while still a teenager. Old Persian and Akkadian cuneiform had recently been deciphered, and in the early 1870s the translation of part of the epic tale of Gilgamesh attracted considerable publicity. Based at Oxford, the young philologist Sayce published several books on Assyrian in quick succession. In the preface to this 1875 teaching grammar/reader, he notes that in just three years since the publication of his grammar for specialists (also reissued in this series), Assyrian had become a 'popular' subject, with students 'flocking in from all sides'. His book was written in response to the demand for beginners' books that were similar to those available for Greek or Hebrew. The texts that follow the syllabary and outline grammar are accompanied by transliterations and translations, with substantial accompanying notes on vocabulary, grammar points, and Hebrew cognates.
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ISBN 13 9781108077958
ISBN 10 1108077951
Titel An Elementary Grammar with Full Syllabary and Progresssive Reading Book, of the Assyrian Language, in the Cuneiform Type
Autor Archibald Henry Sayce
Serie Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 2014-10-30
Seitenanzahl 150
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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