Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region [Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No.1]

Gelb, I. J. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region [Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No.1]. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1952. First edition. Quarto. XIII, [3], 251, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Previous owner’s name (Herbert H. Paper*) dated Jan. 1953 on upper-half title. This is the first volume of a series devoted to the comprehensive treatment of the Old Akkadian written sources. It contains the transliterations of Sargonic texts from the Diyala region plus indices of proper names and a catalogue of tablets. g. Softcover.

*Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature. (34618) $65