960 Pages. A massive dictionary. Published by Times Square Press. New York, Berlin, Paris. De Lafayette Sumerian-English Dictionary is a major & unprecedented accomplishment in the fields of linguistics & comparative study of ancient languages and civilizations; it is a Comparative Lexicon of Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Chaldean, Phoenician, Ugaritic, Hittite, Aramaic, Syriac, Hebrew, Arabic. It is unique, because it does not only translate & define Sumerian words, but also tells us how and where from, the Sumerian words originated and their derivations, and refers us to similar words (Similar meaning, writing and pronunciations) found in the languages of the ancient world. Author’s website: www.maximilliendelafayettebibliography.com

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