A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages

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

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
02 March 2020

History; Sociology: family & relationships

Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

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 them Written by leading experts on the languages and topics

The 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.

Edited by: Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee (Harvard University; University of Chicago)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.157kg
ISBN: 9781119193296
ISBN 10: 111919329X
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 02 March 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Notes on Contributors xv Preface xix Part I Writing Systems 1 1 The Decipherment of Ancient Near Eastern Languages 3 Peter T. Daniels 2 The Emergence of Cuneiform Writing 27 Christopher Woods 3 The Development of Egyptian Writing in the Fourth and Early Third Millennium bce 47 Ludwig Morenz 4 The Emergence of Alphabetic Scripts 65 Christopher Rollston Part II Ancient Near Eastern Languages 83 5 Sumerian 85 Piotr Michalowski 6 Egyptian 107 Matthias Muller 7 Akkadian 129 Rebecca Hasselbach‐Andee 8 Eblaite 149 Amalia Catagnoti 9 Elamite 163 Jan Tavernier 10 Amorite 185 Viktor Golinets 11 Hurrian 203 Dennis R.M. Campbell 12 Hittite 221 Ilya Yakubovich 13 Luwian 239 Craig Melchert 14 Ugaritic 257 Robert Hawley 15 Ancient Hebrew 279 Seth Sanders 16 Phoenician and Punic 297 Francoise Briquel Chatonnet and Robert Hawley 17 Old and Imperial Aramaic 319 Christian Stadel 18 Ancient South Arabian 337 Peter Stein Part III Ancient Near Eastern Languages Used as Administrative Languages or Linguae Francae 355 19 Akkadian as a Lingua Franca 357 Juan Pablo Vita 20 Aramaic as Lingua Franca 373 Margaretha Folmer Part IV Language Contact in the Ancient Near East 401 21 Sumerian and Akkadian Language Contact 403 C. Jay Crisostomo 22 Language Contact of Ancient Egyptian with Semitic and Other Near Eastern Languages 421 Thomas Schneider 23 Hebrew and Aramaic in Contact 439 Aaron Koller 24 Multilingualism and Diglossia in the Ancient Near East 457 Rebecca Hasselbach‐Andee Part V The Development of Literary Languages and Literary Contact 471 25 Standard Babylonian 473 Christian W. Hess 26 Standardization in Egyptian 489 Antonio Loprieno 27 The “Influence” of Sumerian on Hittite Literature 505 Mark Weeden 28 Ancient Near Eastern Literary Influences on Hebrew Literature and the Hebrew Bible 521 Michael Wingert Index 537

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 and Comparative Study of the Syllabic Texts and Case in Semitic: Roles, Relations, and Reconstruction.

Reviews for A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages

To sum up, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages deserves a place on every Hebrew Bible scholar's shelf (or device) alongside other standard resources on the ancient Near Eastern world of the OT. - Bulletin for Biblical Research, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2021