An Elementary Grammar; With Full Syllabary and Progressive Reading Book, of the Assyrian Language in the Cuneiform Type

by A.H. Sayce (Creator)

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

162 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2010

About the author

The Rev. Archibald Henry Sayce (A.H. Sayce) (25 September 1846 – 4 February 1933), was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford from 1891 to 1919.

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably the cheapest way to acquire material and dive into the Akkadian language, is it hamstrung by its age and the older methodology/lack of explicit method.

Self learners without much experience in learning languages (especially ancient ones) will find it extremely challenging, considering the lack of method or general instruction. However, considering the size and cost, the amount of material as well as included exercises are pretty impressive.

Personally, I’ve paired this with a Grammar of Akkadian - it functions well as a quick reference for cuneiform characters as well as additional exercises on noun and verb paradigms.