Description:Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language and was the language of the state which flourished in Asia Minor in the second millennium BC. This exciting and accessible new introductory course, which can be used both trimester and semester systems, offers in ten lessons a comprehensive introduction to the grammar of the Hittite language with ample exercises both in transliteration and in cuneiform. It includes a separate section of paradigms, and a grammatical index as well as a list of every cuneiform sign used in the book. A full glossary can be found at the back. The book has been designed so that the cuneiform is not essential and cam be left out of any course if so desired. The introduction provides the necessary cultural and historical background, with suggestions for further reading, and explains the principles of the cuneiform writing system. THEO VAN DEN HOUT is Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, and the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary (CHD) since 2000. Besides his work on the dictionary, his personal interests focus on ancient record management and literacy in Hittite society. He has over twenty years of experience teaching Hittite and other Anatolian languages at the universities of Amsterdam and Chicago.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Elements of Hittite. To get started finding The Elements of Hittite, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language and was the language of the state which flourished in Asia Minor in the second millennium BC. This exciting and accessible new introductory course, which can be used both trimester and semester systems, offers in ten lessons a comprehensive introduction to the grammar of the Hittite language with ample exercises both in transliteration and in cuneiform. It includes a separate section of paradigms, and a grammatical index as well as a list of every cuneiform sign used in the book. A full glossary can be found at the back. The book has been designed so that the cuneiform is not essential and cam be left out of any course if so desired. The introduction provides the necessary cultural and historical background, with suggestions for further reading, and explains the principles of the cuneiform writing system. THEO VAN DEN HOUT is Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, and the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary (CHD) since 2000. Besides his work on the dictionary, his personal interests focus on ancient record management and literacy in Hittite society. He has over twenty years of experience teaching Hittite and other Anatolian languages at the universities of Amsterdam and Chicago.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Elements of Hittite. To get started finding The Elements of Hittite, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.