The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project
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Introduction
The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, initiated in 1921 by James Henry Breasted, has compiled a comprehensive dictionary of the various dialects of Akkadian, the earliest known Semitic language that was recorded on cuneiform texts that date from c. 2400 B.C. to A.D. 100 which were recovered from archaeological excavations of ancient Near Eastern sites. The Assyrian Dictionary is in every sense a joint undertaking of resident and nonresident scholars from around the world who have contributed their time and labor over a period of ninety years to the collection of the source materials and to the publication of the Dictionary.
Articles
- 2019: Martha T. Roth. “Assyriology and the Assyrian Dictionary.” In Discovering New Pasts: The OI at 100, edited by Theo van den Hout, pp. 256–271. Chicago: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2019.
- 2010: Martha T. Roth. "How We Wrote the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary." Journal of Near Eastern Studies 69 (2010): 1–20.
- 2002: Erica Reiner. An Adventure of Great Dimension: The Launching of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 92, Part 3. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2002.
- 1991: Mathew W. Stolper. "The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary at Seventy." Oriental Institute News & Notes 129 (1991): 1–2, 10.
- 1969: Erica Reiner. "The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project." The Linguistic Reporter 11:6 (1969): 1–4.
- 1952: Ignace J. Gelb. "Present State of the Akkadian Dictionary." Orientalia Nova Series 21 (1952): 358–59.
- 1949: Ignace J. Gelb. "Reorganization of the Chicago Akkadian Dictionary." Orientalia Nova Series 18 (1949): 376–77.
Editors in Charge
- 1947–1954: Ignace J. Gelb
- 1955–1973: A. Leo Oppenheim (Volumes Ḫ, G, E, D, I/J, Z, Ṣ, A/1, B, A/2, K, L)
- 1973–1996: Erica Reiner (Volumes M, N, Q, S, Š/1, Š/2, Š/2, T)
- 1996–2011: Martha T. Roth (Volumes R, P, T, U/W)
