{"product_id":"lectures-upon-the-assyrian-language-and-syllabary-delivered-to-students-of-the-archaic-classes-paperback-9781108077750","title":"Lectures upon the Assyrian Language and Syllabary; Delivered to Students of the Archaic Classes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108077750","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLectures upon the Assyrian Language and Syllabary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDelivered to Students of the Archaic Classes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese lectures, published in 1877, take students through the syllabary, phonology, pronouns, verbs and syntax of Assyrian.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eArchibald Henry Sayce (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108077750, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e172 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 0.9 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eArchibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) became interested in Middle Eastern languages and scripts while still a teenager. Old Persian and Akkadian cuneiform had recently been deciphered, and popular enthusiasm for these discoveries was running high when Sayce began his academic career at Oxford in 1869. He had already published two grammars of Assyrian (both reissued in this series) by the time these lively and engaging lectures, given in 1875 and 1876, were published in 1877. The introduction expresses optimism that Assyrian and Egyptian would establish themselves as core components of the university curriculum alongside Greek and Hebrew. Acknowledging the 'repellent difficulties' of learning the Assyrian syllabary, Sayce devotes three lectures to discussing the building blocks of this ancient mode of writing. He then addresses the phonology, pronouns, verbs and syntax of the language. The last of his nine lectures considers the place of Assyrian within the Semitic language family.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The syllabary\u003cbr\u003e 3. The syllabary (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The propagation of the syllabary\u003cbr\u003e 5. Assyrian phonology\u003cbr\u003e 6. The pronouns\u003cbr\u003e 7. The verb\u003cbr\u003e 8. Assyrian syntax\u003cbr\u003e 9. Affinities of Assyrian and the origin of Semitic culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266197508376,"sku":"9781108077750","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108077750i.jpg?v=1696751654","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lectures-upon-the-assyrian-language-and-syllabary-delivered-to-students-of-the-archaic-classes-paperback-9781108077750","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}