Canaano-Akkadian language

Canaano-Akkadian is an ancient Semitic language which was the written language of the Amarna letters from Canaan.[1][2] It is a mixed language, with mainly Akkadian vocabulary and Canaanite grammatical features. It used the cuneiform writing system of the Akkadian language.

References

  1. Izre'el, Sh. "Canaano-Akkadian: Some Methodological Requisites for the Study of the Amarna Letters from Canaan" (PDF).
  2. Izre'el, Sh. (1998). Canaano-Akkadian. Lincom Europa.


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