Principles of Akkadian Textual Criticism

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61451-051-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 713 g

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Errors of many kinds abound in Akkadian writings, but this fact’s far-reaching implications have never been unraveled and systematized. To attempt this is the aim of this book. Drawing on scholarship from other fields, it outlines a framework for the critical evaluation of extant text and the formulation of conjectural emendations. Along the way, it explores issues at the interface of orthography, textual transmission, scribal education, grammar, literacy, and literary interpretation.

Zielgruppe

Editors and grammatical analysts of Akkadian writings, students of Akkadian literature and scholarship, and also those with a wider interest in the scribal world of ancient Mesopotamia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Worthington, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Worthington, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK.