How it works
British Museum curator Irving Finkel explains cuneiform
Cuneify
Convert Latin letters into cuneiform signs
ETCSL
Digital corpus of Sumerian literature, with translations and transliterations
AMGG
Online dictionary of the main Sumerian gods and goddesses
ORACC
A collaborative project to build a complete corpus of cuneiform texts in annotated transliteration
CDLI
A “digital library” of cuneiform texts, including high-resolution photographs and copies
ETANA
A collection of online tools and resources to study and teach the world of the ancient Near East
Zipang
The Enheduanna Society brings ancient poetry to life through oral storytelling
Starting Out
Resources for learning Sumerian
Foxvog
A beginner’s guide to Sumerian
Jagersma
A complete Sumerian grammar
Note that Sumerian grammar is a contested field, and many of its aspects remain poorly understood. Introductions to Sumerian will inevitably vary on key points.
CDLI:wiki
Wiki-style overviews of Assyriological topics
Reallexikon
The classic encyclopedia of all things Assyriological
EPSD
Sumerian-English dictionary
Zettelkasten
Sumerian-German dictionary
Lexique
Sumerian-French dictionary
Note that the same Sumerian word can be transcribed in different ways, depending on which system is used.
AWOL
An inventory of digital tools for the study of the ancient world
Abbreviations
Philologists use a wealth of abbreviations. Decode them here
All images are from Wikimedia Commons. From the upper left corner: student exercise tablet, a hymn to Marduk, the Burney relief, Sumerian votive statue, lion relief from the Ishtar Gate, the Head of Sargon, statue of king Gudea, relief from an Assyrian palace, the Victory Stele of Naram-Sîn, and the Babylonian map of the world.
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