Learn to Read Ancient SumerianJoshua Bowen, Megan Lewis
Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian
by Joshua Bowen, Megan Lewis · first published 2019
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For anyone interested in learning Sumerian, there is really nice introduction "Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian"[0] by J. Bowen and M. Lewis, which gives you rough ability to understand some grammar and also read cuneiform. It's extremely niche topic and I can guarantee that you'll have absolutely no use for this…
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