Babylonian and Assyrian Poetry and Literature
An Assyriologist at Cambridge University have made recordings of poetry and literature in Babylonian and Assyrian and posted them online. Some of the works date back to about 1,900 BC and include The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Babylonian Epic of Creation and even an Incantation for Dog Bite.
This is the first time such recordings have been made and the main aim is to provide illustrations of theories about Babylonian and Assyrian pronunciation, metre, etc.
September 29th, 2010 in
Language
Who would have guessed these Mesopotamians had such European accents?
But seriously: this is pretty cool indeed.
According to Hollywood any legendary figure nearly always ends up with a curious faux Irish accent?
Quite sure Simon will use the readings as a source for future language quizes :)