Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvRebecca Hasselbach-Andee,Rebecca (Harvard University; University of Chicago) Hasselbach-Andee

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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 themWritten by leading experts on the languages and topicsThe 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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Utgivningsdatum2026-08-24
Vikt666 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781119193302

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Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee, PhD, received her PhD in Semitic Philology from Harvard University in 2004. After working as a preceptor for Semitic languages at Harvard, she was hired as Professor for Comparative Semitics at the University of Chicago. Hasselbach-Andee's research interests lie in the comparative study of Semitic languages. The main methodologies she applies are those of Historical Linguistics, Typology, and Sociolinguistics. Some of her publications include Sargonic Akkadian: A Historical Comparative Study of the Syllabic Texts and Case in Semitic: Roles, Relations, and Reconstruction.

List of Illustrations ixList of Tables xiNotes on Contributors xvPreface xixPart I Writing Systems 11 The Decipherment of Ancient Near Eastern Languages 3Peter T. Daniels2 The Emergence of Cuneiform Writing 27Christopher Woods3 The Development of Egyptian Writing in the Fourth and Early Third Millennium bce 47Ludwig Morenz4 The Emergence of Alphabetic Scripts 65Christopher RollstonPart II Ancient Near Eastern Languages 835 Sumerian 85Piotr Michalowski6 Egyptian 107Matthias Muller7 Akkadian 129Rebecca Hasselbach‐Andee8 Eblaite 149Amalia Catagnoti9 Elamite 163Jan Tavernier10 Amorite 185Viktor Golinets11 Hurrian 203Dennis R.M. Campbell12 Hittite 221Ilya Yakubovich13 Luwian 239Craig Melchert14 Ugaritic 257Robert Hawley15 Ancient Hebrew 279Seth Sanders16 Phoenician and Punic 297Francoise Briquel Chatonnet and Robert Hawley17 Old and Imperial Aramaic 319Christian Stadel18 Ancient South Arabian 337Peter SteinPart III Ancient Near Eastern Languages Used as Administrative Languages or Linguae Francae 35519 Akkadian as a Lingua Franca 357Juan Pablo Vita20 Aramaic as Lingua Franca 373Margaretha FolmerPart IV Language Contact in the Ancient Near East 40121 Sumerian and Akkadian Language Contact 403C. Jay Crisostomo22 Language Contact of Ancient Egyptian with Semitic and Other Near Eastern Languages 421Thomas Schneider23 Hebrew and Aramaic in Contact 439Aaron Koller24 Multilingualism and Diglossia in the Ancient Near East 457Rebecca Hasselbach‐AndeePart V The Development of Literary Languages and Literary Contact 47125 Standard Babylonian 473Christian W. Hess26 Standardization in Egyptian 489Antonio Loprieno27 The “Influence” of Sumerian on Hittite Literature 505Mark Weeden28 Ancient Near Eastern Literary Influences on Hebrew Literature and the Hebrew Bible 521Michael WingertIndex 537

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