Principles of Akkadian textual criticism [electronic resource] / Martin Worthington.
By: Worthington, Martin.
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BookSeries: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records, v. 1. Publisher: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012Description: xxiii, 352 p.Subject(s): Akkadian language -- Texts | Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Criticism, Textual | Transmission of texts | Akkadian language -- Writing | Akkadian philologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: Errors of many kinds abound in Akkadian writings, but this fact's far-reaching implications have never been unraveled and systematized. To attempt this is the aim of this book. Drawing on scholarship from other fields, it outlines a framework for the critical evaluation of extant text and the formulation of conjectural emendations. Along the way, it explores issues at the interface of orthography, textual transmission, scribal education, grammar, literacy, and literary interpretation.--Cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-334) and indexes.
Errors of many kinds abound in Akkadian writings, but this fact's far-reaching implications have never been unraveled and systematized. To attempt this is the aim of this book. Drawing on scholarship from other fields, it outlines a framework for the critical evaluation of extant text and the formulation of conjectural emendations. Along the way, it explores issues at the interface of orthography, textual transmission, scribal education, grammar, literacy, and literary interpretation.--Cover.
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