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Sumerian Grammar (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section One, the Near [And] Mi) (English and Sumerian Edition) Bilingual Edition

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It seems safe to say that this "Sumerian Grammar" by Professor D.O. Edzard will become the new classic reference in the field. It is an up-to-date, reliable guide to the language of the Sumerians, the inventors of cuneiform writing in the late 4th millennium B.C., and thus essential contributors to the high cultural standard of the whole of Mesopotamia and beyond. Following traditional lines, the "Grammar" describes general characteristics, origins, linguistic environment, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and phraseology. Due attention is given to the symbiosis with Semitic Akkadian, with which Sumerian was to form a veritable linguistic area. With lucid explanations of all technical linguistic theory. Each transliteration carries its English translation.
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    1589832523
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1589832527
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    Bilingual
  4. Publisher
    Society of Biblical Literature
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2003
  6. Language
    English, Sumerian
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.48 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    212 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Society of Biblical Literature; Bilingual edition (January 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Sumerian
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1589832523
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1589832527
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.48 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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John O. Freed
5.0 out of 5 stars A Sumerian Grammer for the More Advanced Student
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2006
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Dietz Edzard's Sumerian Grammar is not a book for an absolute beginner. You will not learn to translate a Sumerian text from this book. There are no vocabulary lists or exercises and there are only two cuneiform characters in the entire book. But that is fine since this book is not aimed at a begining student.

Instead, Dr. Edzard has written a book that is aimed at more advanced students and specialists in the field, and he has done a great job of it. The author discusses differences of opinion between scholars regarding the finer points of Sumerian grammar and does a good job of illustrating how our knowledge of Sumerian is tied to ancient Akkadian texts which translate Sumerian into Akkadian. The long chapter on the Sumerian verb is daunting, but that is strictly due to the complexity of the material.

This book is also wonderfully concise. The material is properly covered, yet the book is only 190 pages long.

A student wishing to learn Sumerian from scratch should probably start with "A Manual of Sumerian Grammar" by John Hayes. Once they have mastered the material in Hayes' excellent book, they should then turn to Dr. Edzard's book for further study.
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Norman Brenner
5.0 out of 5 stars A readable grammar of the world's oldest known language
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2014
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Grammars of ancient languages (and of modern ones, too) have a lamentable tendency to be a dry tunnel-vision presentation of paradigms, rules and exceptions, without any time to note the parallels to more familiar languages or to wonder at some of the oddities that make language learning interesting. Professor Edzard's book is both classroom tested, and very fluently written, especially for a non-native English speaking author. It has been said (on the basis of the inadequate evidence for it) that as many versions of the Sumerian language exist as grammars that have been produced for it. But of the several reference grammars I have skimmed, this is the most readable. (I would also recommend Hayes's lively Primer for a more gradual introduction.)
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Maria Posia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Summerian language handbook
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2010
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Very well written and compreensive grammar. A good and very helpfull handbook if you are studying this language. Easy to understand, even if you are studying for yourself without guidance from a tutor. Highly recomend this book for introduction to Summerian language studies, a must have!
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barhayim
2.0 out of 5 stars sumerian grammar dietz edzard
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2012
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the horror of this book is the latin alphabet in constant use, not a graph, image in cuneiforme or sumerian, it blabbers about a lot of charming expressions, but misses the idea of reading in the original. wanted to return it, but choose, idle to keep it, and shall never buy a book which cannot be opened, better go to a flea market, or buy from thieves, at least some will guess what a reader wishes to obtain, bye monster of the wild. will try another book. hayim bn shadmon
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Syracuse
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015
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Disappointing. No one seems to have a book that actually helps one to learn and read Sumerian.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grammatica Sumerica
Reviewed in Italy on April 20, 2018
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Consegna rapida...pienamente soddisfatto del prodotto...Molto utile per le mie esigenze. Lo consiglio a chi apprende questo studio della lingua sumerica
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