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Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language and was the language of a state which flourished in Asia Minor in the second millennium BC. This exciting and accessible new introductory course, which can be used in both trimester and semester systems, offers in ten lessons a comprehensive introduction to the grammar of the Hittite language with ample exercises both in transliteration and in cuneiform. It includes a separate section of paradigms, a grammatical index, as well as a list of every cuneiform sign used in the book. A full glossary can be found at the back. The book has been designed so that the cuneiform is not essential and can be left out of any course if so desired. The introduction provides the necessary cultural and historical background, with suggestions for further reading, and explains the principles of the cuneiform writing system.
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The Elements of Hittite Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language and was the language of a state which lourished in Asia Minor in the second millennium BC. his exciting and accessible new introductory course, which can be used in both trimester and semester systems, ofers in ten lessons a comprehensive introduction to the grammar of the Hittite language, with ample exercises both in transliteration and in cuneiform. It includes a separate section of paradigms and a grammatical index, as well as a list of every cuneiform sign used in the book. A full glossary can be found at the back. he book has been designed so that the cuneiform is not essential and can be let out of any course if so desired. he introduction provides the necessary cultural and historical background, with suggestions for further reading, and explains the principles of the cuneiform writing system. heo van den Hout is Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, and editor-inchief of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary (CHD) since 2000. Besides his work on the dictionary, his current personal interests focus on ancient record management and literacy in Hittite society. He has over twenty years of experience teaching Hittite and other Anatolian languages at the Universities of Amsterdam and Chicago. Downloaded from Cambridge Books Online by IP 137.132.123.69 on Tue Jun 25 17:34:04 WEST 2013. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139013369 Cambridge Books Online © Cambridge University Press, 2013 Downloaded from Cambridge Books Online by IP 137.132.123.69 on Tue Jun 25 17:34:04 WEST 2013. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139013369 Cambridge Books Online © Cambridge University Press, 2013 THE ELEMENTS OF Hittite THEO VAN DEN HOUT University of Chicago Downloaded from Cambridge Books Online by IP 137.132.123.69 on Tue Jun 25 17:34:04 WEST 2013. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139013369 Cambridge Books Online © Cambridge University Press, 2013 cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City Cambridge University Press he Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521133005 © heo van den Hout 2011 his publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2011 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-521-11564-3 Hardback ISBN 978-0-521-13300-5 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websi