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Principles of Akkadian Textual Criticism

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Published/Copyright: 2012
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Errors of many kinds abound in Akkadian writings, but this fact’s far-reaching implications have never been unraveled and systematized. To attempt this is the aim of this book. Drawing on scholarship from other fields, it outlines a framework for the critical evaluation of extant text and the formulation of conjectural emendations. Along the way, it explores issues at the interface of orthography, textual transmission, scribal education, grammar, literacy, and literary interpretation.

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Martin Worthington, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK.

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"A detailed table of contents, several lists of abbreviations, a thorough bibliography and a clear index will help any reader using this beautifully produced book, which I can recommend unreservedly."
Wolfgang D. C. de Melo in: BMCR 2014.10.29

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    Frontmatter

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    Preface

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    Contents

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    Abbreviations

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    1 Introduction

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    2 Some issues of method

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    3 Mechanisms of textual change

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    4 Some patterns in orthography–phonology–morphology

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    5 How easily were scholarship and literature sight-read in the first millennium?

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    6 Some issues of edition and interpretation

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    7 Summary

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    8 References

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    Alphabetical index (selective)

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    Index locorum

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eBook published on:
July 30, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9781614510567
Hardcover published on:
July 16, 2012
Hardcover ISBN:
9781614510512
Paperback published on:
June 20, 2016
Paperback ISBN:
9781501513251
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Front matter:
23
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352
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614510567
eBook ISBN: 9781614510567
Hardcover ISBN: 9781614510512
Paperback ISBN: 9781501513251
Keywords for this book
Akkadian; Orthography
Audience(s) for this book
Editors and grammatical analysts of Akkadian writings, students of Akkadian literature and scholarship, and also those with a wider interest in the scribal world of ancient Mesopotamia.
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