Lesson 3 How to Pronounce Sumerian Ĝ In this lesson, you’ll learn how to pronounce Sumerian ĝ. This is a topic for the more serious student of the Sumerian language, so if you’d prefer to skip it, you can jump to Lesson 4. However, I highly recommend going through this lesson, as you'll learn about some important Akkadian translation and English transliteration techniques. Need a Refresher on How to Pronounce Sumerian? Review Lesson 2 - How to Pronounce Sumerian Vocabulary to Memorize This is a tiny little vocabulary list, so I highly recommend taking the time to memorize these cuneiform...
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Sumerian Lesson 2: How to Pronounce Sumerian
Sumerian Lesson 2 How to Pronounce Sumerian In this lesson, you’ll learn how to pronounce Sumerian, as well as a few Akkadian consonants you may encounter on your Sumerian language journey. While it isn't critical for learning Sumerian, proper pronunciation sets the amateurs apart from the pros! Helpful Terms You can see the full Glossary of Terms here.transliteration: writing the sounds of one language using the characters or alphabet of another. What We Know About Sumerian Comes from the Akkadians One of the most important elements of learning Sumerian, and any language, is mastering pronunciation. Unfortunately, we don’t know with...
Sumerian Lesson 1: Sumerian Language Periods
Sumerian Lesson 1 Sumerian Language Periods The Sumerian language can be broken down into four major periods. Understanding which period your text dates from is an important part of translating, reading, and speaking Sumerian! The Sumerian Language Sumerian existed as a living language from the 4th millennium BCE to the end of the 2nd millennium BCE when Akkadian became the dominant language in the region. See Wikipedia's full breakdown.In other words, people actually spoke Sumerian for a full 2,000 years!Even after it ceased to be a spoken language, it continued to be used for religious, scholarly, literary, and administrative writing...
Simple Sumerian Language Lessons
Learn Sumerian With These Bite-Sized Sumerian Language Lessons! Simple Sumerian Language Lessons Outside of a university education, learning the Sumerian language can be difficult, as most of the available resources are written for linguists and Assyriologists.The best book I can find for beginners is Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian, by Joshua Bowen and Megan Lewis. It’s an absolutely amazing place to start for anyone interested in learning Sumerian. But while it’s a great introduction to the basic Sumerian language concepts, it won’t get you very far into your Sumerian language journey, and for good reason!The Sumerian language is complex. It...
The Babylonian Zodiac
The Babylonian Zodiac The Original 12-Sign Sidereal Zodiac In this article, we'll explore the the development and original meanings of the 12-sign Babylonian Zodiac.But if you're truly interested in this topic, I highly recommend my 15-hour Ancient Astrology Video Course, which goes into university-level depth on the origins and development of astrology. Origins of the Babylonian Zodiac The Babylonian zodiac is composed of the 12 zodiac signs we all know and love. It was developed over millennia via reduction of the original 18-constellation Sumerian Zodiac, which you can read all about in my article/series The Path of the Moon. You...
Glossary of Terms
Learning Sumerian and/or Astrology can be tricky, as there are a lot of new terms to remember. I created this convenient glossary of terms as a quick reference guide. I'm building it out with each of my articles and lessons as they post, so if you don't see what you're looking for, be sure to check back later!
Sumerian Lexicon
I’m building out this Online Sumerian-to-English Dictionary with each of my my Simple Sumerian Language Lessons that I post, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for yet, be sure to check back later. And of course, you can find an extensive list of Sumerian language resources here.