excellent textbook
This textbook, which focuses on the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, is quite useful. One of its merits is the fact that it delays the introduction of the cuneiform script till after the student has gained so a partial knowledge of the language through transliteration. It starts off slowly and simply so as not to scare students away and introduces the cuneiform signs gradually. With its straight forward explanations and its useful apppendices on other dialects, this well-bound and sturdy hardcover is well worth is price.
