Complete Babylonian

Complete Babylonian A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Babylonian, With Original Texts

Paperback (04 Oct 2018) | English,Akkadian

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Publisher's Synopsis

Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Babylonian offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate the inscriptions and texts from this ancient cradle of civilization.

Structured around authentic material, and introducing cuneiform script for those who wish to take their understanding further, this course also features:

-47 short learning units plus glossary and reference section
-Authentic materials - language taught through key texts
-Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Babylonian grammar and vocabulary
-Covers cuneiform script - one of the earliest written forms
-Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress

"A book at once lucid, reliable and exciting. No other teacher in the world could have managed it. All his pupils are fortunate."
Irving Finkel, The British Museum

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Book information

ISBN: 9781473627802
Publisher: John Murray Press
Imprint: Teach Yourself
Pub date:
DEWEY: 492.182421
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,Akkadian
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 1056g
Height: 192mm
Width: 245mm
Spine width: 20mm