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05-30-2007, 01:56 PM
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Solon
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Archaea
after I read the Legends of Gilgamesh from the translation of seven translators, I wondered what Akkadian looked like. Cunieform means wedge-shaped, but the rules governing their use are very arcane and complex.
In other words, I was sorry I inquired.
http://www.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian/Welcome_list.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language
Actually it looks quite Arabic and somewhat Hebraic, IOW, quite complex.
Penn State is offering Sumerian in the fall. You should come out and audit the course.
The professor claims it's easier than it looks because there aren't too many conjugations. I'm not falling for that, though.
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