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A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages (Hardcover)
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A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages (Hardcover)
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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Covers the major languages, language families, and writing systems
attested in the Ancient Near East Filled with enlightening chapters
by noted experts in the field, this book introduces Ancient Near
Eastern (ANE) languages and language families used during the time
period of roughly 3200 BCE to the second century CE in the areas of
Egypt, the Levant, eastern Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Iran. In
addition to providing grammatical sketches of the respective
languages, the book focuses on socio-linguistic questions such as
language contact, diglossia, the development of literary standard
languages, and the development of diplomatic languages or "linguae
francae." It also addresses the interaction of Ancient Near Eastern
languages with each other and their roles within the political and
cultural systems of ANE societies. Presented in five parts, The
Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages provides readers with
in-depth chapter coverage of the writing systems of ANE, starting
with their decipherment. It looks at the emergence of cuneiform
writing; the development of Egyptian writing in the fourth and
early third millennium BCI; and the emergence of alphabetic
scripts. The book also covers many of the individual languages
themselves, including Sumerian, Egyptian, Akkadian, Hittite, Pre-
and Post-Exilic Hebrew, Phoenician, Ancient South Arabian, and
more. Provides an overview of all major language families and
writing systems used in the Ancient Near East during the time
period from the beginning of writing (approximately 3200 BCE) to
the second century CE (end of cuneiform writing) Addresses how the
individual languages interacted with each other and how they
functioned in the societies that used them Written by leading
experts on the languages and topics The Companion to Ancient Near
Eastern Languages is an ideal book for undergraduate students and
scholars interested in Ancient Near Eastern cultures and languages
or certain aspects of these languages.
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