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Phoenician (/ f ə ˈ n iː ʃ ən / fə-NEE-shən; Phoenician: śpt knʿn lit. ' language of Canaan ' [2]) is an extinct Canaanite Semitic language originally spoken in the region surrounding the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
May 10, 2020 · Akkadian (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən / akkadû, 𒀝 𒅗 𒁺 𒌑 ak-ka-du-u 2; logogram: 𒌵 𒆠 URI KI) is an extinct East Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa and Babylonia) from the third millennium BC until its gradual replacement by Akkadian-influenced Old Aramaic among Mesopotamians by the 8th century BC.
The "Akkadian litterature" links include Enheduanna. She was called the daughter of Sargon of Akkad, but she wrote in Sumerian, as far as I know, and "Akkadian litterature" in an article on the Akkadian language would mean "litterature in the Akkadian language".
Successful as second languages far beyond their numbers of contemporary first-language speakers, a few Semitic languages today are the base of the sacred literature of some of the world's major religions, including Islam (Arabic), Judaism (Hebrew and Aramaic (Biblical and Talmudic)), churches of Syriac Christianity (Classical Syriac) and ...
Genetic relations of the Kassite language are unclear, although it is generally agreed that it was not Semitic; a relation with Elamite is doubtful. Relationship with or membership in the Hurro-Urartian family has been suggested, [4] based on a number of words. It is not clear whether Kassite was a distinct language in the Hurro-Urartian phylum ...
Ang wikang Akkadiyo (lišānum akkadītum, 𒀝𒂵𒌈 ak.kADû) (Akkadian, Accadian, Assyro-Babylonian) [1] ay isang ekstinkt na wikang Semitiko (bahagi ng pamilya ng wikang Aproasyatiko) na sinalita sa sinaunang Mesopotamia. Ito ang pinakamaagang pinatunayang wikang Semitiko. [2]
Amorite is an extinct early Semitic language, formerly spoken during the Bronze Age by the Amorite tribes prominent in ancient Near Eastern history. It is known from Ugaritic, which is classed by some as its westernmost dialect, [1] [2] [3] and from non-Akkadian proper names recorded by Akkadian scribes during periods of Amorite rule in Babylonia (the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the ...
