Believe it or not, Akkadian scribes left behind bilingual dictionaries (Sumerian-Akkadian) that provided the key to later European scholars deciphering the meaning of many Sumerian words once Akkadian was cracked. These dictionaries are known as “lexical lists”. Today all major lexical texts have been published in the multi-volume set, Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon, begun [...]
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 This is a unique, unpublished resource for studying Sumerian.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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