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Personal Review: Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the
Ancient Sumerian Language
This volume is a brilliant and succinct compilation of Sumerian literary
vocabulary, and is an indispensable reference for all students of
Assyriology and Sumerology.
The most noteworthy change in this version of the lexicon, is the
alphabetization of all entries. In previous on-line editions, the lexicon was
organized by syllabic groups, which was most useful for observing the
development of Sumerian over the ages. The most fundamental words of
the language were the simplest syllables. As their culture developed and
progressed, more and more complex words were developed, usually by
agglutination and/or contraction of existing words. However, this
organization made the lexicon somewhat tedious to flip through, and for
most purposes, this edition far surpasses the previous ones. Those
wishing to see the development of the language can still view the previous
version on-line.
Even if this was not the only 'complete' lexicon of the Sumerian language
in print, it is still - and will be for some time - the one to get and go to first.
Halloran's commitment to this project really shines through here, and the
publication of this volume is a definite and monumental step forward for the
studies of this ancient, pre-Semitic culture of Mesopotamia.
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