Teach Yourself Complete Babylonian - Softcover

Worthington, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071747370 ISBN 13: 9780071747370

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2010

Synopsis

It's easy to teach yourself Babylonian!

Complete Babylonian: A Teach Yourself Guide provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Babylonian, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding and writing Babylonian with confidence.

Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society.

Features:

One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience

Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress

Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the basics of the language

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Worthington is a Research Fellow in Assyriology at St John's College, Cambridge. He specializes in Babylonian and Assyrian grammar, literature and medicine.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071747370
• ISBN 13: 9780071747370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 377