Sumerian Grammar
It seems safe to say that this Sumerian Grammar by Professor D.O. Edzard will become the new classic reference in the field. It is an up-to-date, reliable guide to the language of the Sumerians, the inventors of cuneiform writing in the late 4th millennium B.C., and thus essential contributors to the high cultural standard of the whole of Mesopotamia and beyond.\ Following traditional lines, the Grammar describes general characteristics, origins, linguistic environment, phonetics and...
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The Sumerian Grammar by Professor D.O. Edzard will become a classic. An up-to-date, reliable guide to the language of the Sumerians, the inventors of cuneiform writing in the late 4th millennium B.C.
PrefaceAbbreviationsCh. 1The Sumerian Language1Ch. 2How we read Sumerian7Ch. 3Minimalia of Sumerian phonology and syllabic structure13Ch. 4The "word" in Sumerian, parts of speech23Ch. 5Substantives29Ch. 6Adjectives47Ch. 7Determination, specifications: demonstrative particles49Ch. 8Overview of the sequence of particles for possession, number and case53Ch. 9Pronouns55Ch. 10Numerals61Ch. 11Adverbs69Ch. 12The verb71Ch. 13Post-nominal and/or post-verbal particles other than case particles (5.4)157Ch. 14Conjunctions and subjunctions161Ch. 15Exclamations167Ch. 16Emesal171Ch. 17The Sumero-Akkadian linguistic area173Ch. 18Summary - and what is still missing?179Bibliography181Index187
