Sunday, March 21, 2010

An Akkadian-Arabic dictionary

AN AKKADIAN-ARABIC DICTIONARY:
ADACH announces publication of Akkadian-Arabic dictionary

Mar 21, 2010 - 11:00 -

WAM Abu Dhabi, March 21st, 2010 (WAM) -- The National Library at the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has announced publishing an Akkadian-Arabic dictionary, in a bid to fill the gap of information in that department.

The dictionary, whose compiling was part of ADACH's strategy to promote heritage and support cultural initiatives, is prepared by Dr. Ali Yassin Al Jubouri.

In its introduction, the dictionary addresses issues such as the history of writing Akkadian dictionaries, the language's phonology, and the process of using of Latin script following the deciphering of cuneiform writing in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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