Amarna Personal Names
Richard S. Hess
The Amarna letters are foundational documents for the study of Late Bronze Age history and language in the ancient Near East. One of the most significant aspects of these letters has been the discovery of Canaanite influence in the Akkadian language of these letters. This discovery has provided a wealth of linguistic knowledge concerning that period and its influence on subsequent ages.
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Though much has been written about the Amarna letters, until now there has been no comprehensive study of the personal names found in the cuneiform texts from El-Amarna. Dr. Hess fills the void with this comprehensive reference tool. The main part of the book catalogs the Amarna personal names, providing necessary information for each name, including attested spellings, occurrences, identification, textual notes, and analysis. The author then offers a grammatical analysis of the names and glossaries of the seven languages attested in personal names in the letters. Glossaries of divine name and geographical name elements and an extensive bibliography complete the study.
This volume is essential for research libraries and for scholars and students working with the Amarna letters or Akkadian and Northwest Semitic languages.
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Catalog of Names
Syllabic Readings
Names with Logograms of Uncertain Interpretation
Broken Names
Grammatical Analysis
West Semitic
Akkadian
Egyptian
Indo-Aryan
Hurrian
Kassite
Glossaries
West Semitic
Akkadian
Egyptian
Sanskrit
Hurrian
Anatolian
Kassite
Divine Names Contained within Personal Names
Geographical Names Contained within Personal Names
Logograms
Cross-References to Other Published Spellings
Sources Cited
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