A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages – eBook

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A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages (PDF) serves as a comprehensive guide to the prominent language families, diverse languages, and intricate writing systems found in the Ancient Near East.

This meticulously curated ebook features insightful chapters authored by distinguished scholars and specialists in the field, offering a profound introduction to Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) languages and language families that flourished from approximately 3200 BCE to the 2nd century CE across regions including Egypt, eastern Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Iran. Each chapter not only presents thorough grammatical sketches of the languages covered but also delves into essential socio-linguistic themes such as diglossia, language contact phenomena, the evolution of literary standards, and the formation of diplomatic languages or “linguae francae.” Furthermore, it critically examines the interplay among Ancient Near Eastern languages, highlighting their roles within the political and cultural frameworks of ANE societies.

Organized into five distinctive parts, The Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages offers readers extensive coverage of ANE writing systems, detailing their origins and decipherment processes. It explores the inception of cuneiform writing, the advancements in Egyptian hieroglyphs in the fourth and early third millennium BCE, and the emergence of various alphabetic scripts. The ebook meticulously addresses numerous individual languages, including Egyptian, Sumerian, Hittite, Akkadian, Pre- and Post-Exilic Hebrew, Ancient South Arabian, Phoenician, and several others.

• Authored by leading experts who provide deep insights into the languages and their unique contexts
• Explores the dynamic interactions among individual languages and their societal roles
• Delivers a holistic overview of all principal language families and writing systems that were utilized in the Ancient Near East from the genesis of writing to the conclusion of cuneiform writing in the 2nd century CE

This ebook, The Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages, is an indispensable resource for scholars, as well as undergraduate and graduate students who are keen to explore the rich tapestry of Ancient Near Eastern cultures and languages, or who wish to deepen their understanding of specific linguistic aspects within these ancient languages.

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