Teach Yourself: Complete Babylonian
- 377 pages
- 14 hours of reading
<b>Is this the right book for me?</b> <b></b> <b>Do you want to engage with Babylonian culture and literature in the original language? </b> The course will introduce you to a fascinating world of gods and demons, heroes and kings. The readings are drawn from myths, letters, law-codes, medical incantations, and other authentic, ancient writings. The language is presented in the Roman alphabet, with an explanation of cuneiform script, and the main features of Assyrian - cognate with Babylonian - are also explained. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features in this book from Teach Yourself, the No. 1 brand in language learning. <b>Complete Babylonian</b><b> includes: </b> <b>Part one - Getting started</b> Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: How to use this book Chapter 3: Pronunciation Chapter 4: Writing Babylonian in Roman Characters Chapter 5: Roots and patterns <b>Part two - Nouns and adjectives</b> Chapter 6: Overview of nouns and adjectives Chapter 7: Nouns and adjectives, singular Chapter 8: Nouns, plural Chapter 9: Adjectives, plural Chapter 10: The construct state Chapter 11: Possessive suffixes Chapter 12: The dual Chapter 13: Prepositions <b>Part three - Strong verbs</b> Chapter 14: Overview of verbs Chapter 15: The present Chapter 16: The preterite Chapter 17: The perfect Chapter 18: The stative and the verbal adjective Chapter 19: Verbs with accusative, dative and ventive suffixes Chapter 20: The imperative Chapter 21: The precative Chapter 22: The infinitive <b> Part four: Weak and irregular verbs</b> Chapter 23: III-weak verbs Chapter 24: I-weak verbs Chapter 25: II-weak verbs Chapter 26: I-<i>w</i> verbs Chapter 27: Doubly weak verbs Chapter 28: Three irregular verbs <b>Part five - Clauses into sentences</b> Chapter 29: Verbless clauses Chapter 30: Joining clauses into sentences Chapter 31: Particularities of relative clauses with <i>s</i><i>a</i> Chapter 32: The interrelation of clauses <b>Part six - Further topics</b> Chapter 33: The Gtn, Dtn and Stn systems Chapter 34: The Gt, Dt and St systems Chapter 35: Participles Chapter 36: Adverbs Chapter 37: Independent pronouns Chapter 38: Quadrilateral verbs Chapter 39: Numbers Chapter 40: Cuneiform: some worked examples Chapter 41: The main features of Assyrian Chapter 42: Taking things further <b>Part seven - Reference</b> Chapter 43: Some common words Chapter 44: The main features of syllabic spellings Chapter 45: Summary of strong verbs' cores and suffixes Chapter 46: Forming nouns and patterns Chapter 47: Some sound changes <b>Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: </b><b>Not got much time?</b> One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. <b>Author insights</b> Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. <b>Test yourself</b> Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. <b>Extend your knowledge</b> Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject. <b>Five things to remember</b> Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. <b>Try this</b> Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
