WebAkkadian (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /, Akkadian: ???????????????? akkadû) is an extinct East Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa and Babylonia) from the third millennium BC until its gradual replacement by Akkadian-influenced Old Aramaic among Mesopotamians by the 8th century BC.. It is the earliest …

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WebThe Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.They are spoken by more than 330 million people across much of West Asia, the Horn of Africa, and latterly North Africa, Malta, West Africa, and in large immigrant and expatriate communities in North America, Europe, and Australasia.The terminology was first used in the 1780s by …

WebNibiru (also transliterated Neberu, Nebiru) is a term in the Akkadian language, translating to "crossing" or "point of transition", especially of rivers, i.e., river crossings or ferry-boats.

WebThe Chicago Assyrian Dictionary was conceived to provide more than lexical information alone, more than a one-to-one equivalent between Akkadian and English words. By presenting each word in a meaningful context, usually with a full and idiomatic translation, it recreates the cultural milieu and thus in many ways assumes the function of an ...

WebTell Brak (Nagar, Nawar) was an ancient city in Syria; its remains constitute a tell located in the Upper Khabur region, near the modern village of Tell Brak, 50 kilometers north-east of Al-Hasaka city, Al-Hasakah Governorate.The city's original name is unknown. During the second half of the third millennium BC, the city was known as Nagar and later on, Nawar.

WebThe Harappan language is the unknown language or languages of the Bronze Age (c. 2nd millennium BC) Harappan civilization (Indus Valley civilization, or IVC). The language being unattested in any readable contemporary source, hypotheses regarding its nature are reduced to purported loanwords and substratum influence, notably the substratum in …

WebAkkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language; Akkadian literature, literature in this language; Akkadian cuneiform, early writing system; Akkadian mythology, early Mesopotamian religion; See also. Acadian (disambiguation) Akadia (disambiguation) Akkad (disambiguation)

WebOld Persian cuneiform is a semi-alphabetic cuneiform script that was the primary script for Old Persian.Texts written in this cuneiform have been found in Iran (Persepolis, Susa, Hamadan, Kharg Island), Armenia, Romania (), Turkey (Van Fortress), and along the Suez Canal. They were mostly inscriptions from the time period of Darius I, such as the DNa …

WebAkkadian † – akkadû or ???????????????? Formerly an Official language in: Akkad or central Mesopotamia which is modern-day Iraq; Later it became a lingua franca in the Middle East and Egypt; Akkala Sámi – äh'k'el'säm'la Formerly spoken in: Russia; Aklanon – Akeanon, Binisaya nga Akeanon or Inakeanon Official Regional Language in ...