 | Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2234-2113 BC) Subjects: Cuneiform inscriptions Sumerian; Cuneiform inscriptions Akkadian; Sumerian language -- Texts; Akkadian language -- Texts; Assyria -- Kings and rulers; Assyria -- History -- Sources; In this corpus we find the first extensive use of the Akkadian language, in it oldest known dialect, for royal inscriptions. Frayne Douglas : Douglas Frayne is Assistant Editor with the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project and Assistant Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Toronto. |
