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Grammar of Akkadian with new Hebrew Appendix

Hardy — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:15:34 +0000

Last week Eisenbrauns announced the third edition of John Huehnergard’s A Grammar of Akkaidan.
Amongst a variety of updates and revisions, a new appendix of Akkadian cognates found in Hebrew, Syriac, Geʿez, and several other related languages has been added that may be of some help to those interested in comparative etymology/lexicography. These updates and Appendix F are available as a free downloadable PDF.

Dead Sea Scroll Images Online

Hardy — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:27:43 +0000

In cooperation with Google, the Israeli Museum Jerusalem has placed five of the most well known Dead Sea Scrolls online viewable in high resolution images. The texts included so far in the project are the Great Isaiah Scroll, the Community Rule Scroll, the Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, the Temple Scroll, and the War Scroll.

Hebrew Bible for eReaders

Hardy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:43:16 +0000

Some may find this short interview interesting. Previously discussed here.

CAD Complete & Online

Hardy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:24:26 +0000

After 90 years, the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is finally complete with the publication of Volume 20 U/W. All of the volumes are available for purchase or as free searchable PDFs.

See the following related news items:

–Martha Roth discussing “The Final Chapter” (video) and How we wrote the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary (JNES article via JSTOR)

–Anna Steinhelper provides an apt portrayal of the feat in the most recent OI News & Notes (Winter 2011).

Semitic Inscriptions Database Update

Hardy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:39:05 +0000

Word from Logos is that the Semitic database will be shipping in March. Michael Heiser has produced a nice video here.

Afro-Asiatic Dictionaries Online

Hardy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:59:11 +0000

The Evangelical Textual Criticism blog notes that several classic dictionaries are online at Tyndale House.

Each dictionary is indexed alphabetically and displays the appropriate page from a scanned image. When a letter is selected from the left, an list of page initial words for this letter is displayed in the abutting frame. The pages load reasonably fast considering each is a separate image file.

Be sure to bookmark each for easy reference when you might not have access to print versions.