Scribal Practices

The artifact in question is the “Antikythera Mechanism.” The inscription was recently discussed in the blogosphere.

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Recently professor Daniel Foxvog released the Sumerian grammar notes (168 pp.) he used for years in teaching at the Unviersity of California-Berkeley. This is a unique, unpublished resource for studying Sumerian.  It is accompanied by a glossary.

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Here’s a recent book review of John Halloran’s Sumerian lexicon, which is the revised and expanded print version of his online lexicon:
John Halloran (ed.), Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language (Oakville, Conn.: David Brown, 2006); pp. xiv + 318; Paperback; $79
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