Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum - The Ancient Languages of

Informationen zum Autor Roger D. Woodard is the Andrew Van Vranken Raymond Professor of the Classics at the University of Buffalo. His numerous publications include The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages (2004). Klappentext This book describes the ancient languages of Mesopotamia! Egypt and Aksum! for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter examines the writing system(s)! phonology! morphology! syntax and lexicon of a language! and places that language within its proper linguistic and historical context. Zusammenfassung This book describes the ancient languages of Mesopotamia! Egypt and Aksum! for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter examines the writing system(s)! phonology! morphology! syntax and lexicon of a language! and places that language within its proper linguistic and historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's foreword Roger D. Woodard; 1. Language in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum: an introduction Roger D. Woodard; 2. Sumerian Piotr Michalowski; 3. Elamite Matthew W. Stolper; 4. Akkadian and Eblaite John Huehnergard and Christopher Woods; 5. Egyptian and Coptic Antonio Loprieno; 6. Ge'ez (Aksum) Gene Gragg; Appendix 1. Full table of contents from The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.

Product details

• Authors: Roger D. Woodard
• Assisted by: Roger D. Woodard (Editor), Roger D. (State University of New York Woodard (Editor), Woodard Roger D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2008
• EAN: 9780521684972
• ISBN: 978-0-521-68497-2
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 245 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, Mesopotamien, Ägypten : Kultur, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Ancient History, General and world history