nebula Posted June 15, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The sound of ancient Mesopotamia 13 June 2011 Last updated at 11:49 ET Help A dictionary of the extinct language of ancient Mesopotamia has been completed after 90 years of work. The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is 21 volumes long, with many volumes dedicated to a single letter. It was put together by studying texts written on clay tablets discovered in the region, which is mostly modern-day Iraq. It has not been spoken for around 2000 years, and no one can say for sure exactly what it sounded like, but Dr Irving Finkel gave BBC World Service his best shot. Listen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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