"It took 90 years to com­plete. But, in 2011, schol­ars at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Chica­go final­ly pub­lished a 21-vol­ume dic­tio­nary of Akka­di­an, the lan­guage used in ancient Mesopotamia. Unspo­ken for 2,000 years, Akka­di­an was pre­served on clay tablets and in stone inscrip­tions until schol­ars deci­phered it dur­ing the last two cen­turies. In the past, we've pub­lished audio that lets you hear the recon­struct­ed sounds of Akka­di­an ( Hear The Epic of Gil­gamesh Read in the Orig­i­nal Akka­di­an and Enjoy the Sounds of Mesopotamia)."
"Now, should you wish, you can down­load PDFs of U. Chicago's Akka­di­an dic­tio­nary for free. All 21 vol­umes would cost well over $1,945 if pur­chased in hard copy. But the PDFs, they won't run you a dime. Relat­ed Con­tent: The Largest His­tor­i­cal Dic­tio­nary of Eng­lish Slang Now Free Online: Cov­ers 500 Years of the "Vul­gar Tongue" Learn Ancient Greek in 64 Free Lessons: A Free Online Course from Bran­deis & Har­vard"
The University of Chicago completed and published a 21-volume Akkadian dictionary in 2011 after a 90-year effort. Akkadian remained unspoken for roughly 2,000 years and survived on clay tablets and stone inscriptions until scholars deciphered the language over the past two centuries. Audio reconstructions of Akkadian speech, including readings of the Epic of Gilgamesh, are available. The full dictionary volumes can be downloaded as free PDFs, while a hard-copy set would cost over $1,945. Free digital availability expands public access to a reconstructed ancient language and complements related educational resources online.
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