The Assyrian Dictionary - Volume 11 - Part I - Foreword

Sep 4, 2026

The volume presents the Foreword and supporting scholarly context for The Assyrian Dictionary, Volume 11, Part I. It credits the core manuscript contributions by A. Leo Oppenheim and major preparation work by Brigitte Groneberg, Hermann Hunger, Johannes Renger, Kaspar K. Riemschneider, and Marten Stol. The text also acknowledges colleagues abroad for manuscript review and corrections, contributions on Old Assyrian material, and assistance in checking references and materials for publication.

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Foreword

Manuscript preparation and contributors

Acknowledgements for scholarly help

Notes on bibliographical abbreviations (provisional list)

THEASSYRIAN DICTIONARY OF THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO EDITORIAL BOARD JoHN A.BRINKMAN,MIGUEL CIVIL,IGNACE J.GELB,A.LEO OPPENHEIM↑,ERICA REINER 整 1980 PUBLISHED BY THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE,CHICAGO,ILLINOIS,U.S.A.AND J.J.AUGUSTIN VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG,GLUCKSTADT,GERMANY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBERISBN-13:978-0-918986-17-7ISBN-10:0-918986-17-6(SET:978-0-918986-05-4,0-918986-05-2) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER:56-58292 COPYRIGHT 1980 BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Second Printing 1992Third Printing 2008 | The preparation of this volume of The Assyrian Dictionary was
made possible in part by a grant from the Program for Research
Tools and Reference Works of the National Endowment for the
Humanities,an independent Federal agency. | | --- | THE ASSYRIAN DICTIONARYVOLUME 11 N PART I ERICA REINEREDITOR-IN-CHARGEROBERT D.BIGGS,ASSOCIATE EDITORWITH THE ASSISTANCE OF BRIGITTE GRONEBERG,HERMANN HUNGER,JOHANNES RENGER,KASPAR K.RIEMSCHNEIDERf,AND MARTEN STOLMANUSCRIPT EDITORPETER T.DANIELS oi.uchicago.edu oi.uchicago.edu Foreword Part of the basic manuscript of this volume had been written by A.Leo Oppenheim.Major portions of the basic manuscript were prepared by Brigitte Groneberg(University ofTübingen),Hermann Hunger(University of Vienna),Johannes Renger(Freie UniversitätBerlin),Kaspar K.Riemschneider,and Marten Stol (Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden). Thanks are again due to several colleagues abroad for their help in the preparation ofthis volume:to Professor W.G.Lambert,University of Birmingham,who read the manu-seript and made suggestions and corrections and contributed unpublished material;and toProfessor Mogens Trolle Larsen,University of Copenhagen,who made a number of valuablesuggestions concerning the Old Assyrian material.I have greatly benefited,moreover,fromthe comments of Professors Hans Hirsch (University of Vienna),Simo Parpola(Universityof Helsinki),and Klaas R.Veenhof (Vrije Universiteit,Amsterdam),who during their stayat the Oriental Institute not only read the proofs but were also helpful with discussionsof difficult matters. Thanks are due as well to Irving L.Finkel(British Museum)and Maureen L.Gallery(Oriental Institute)for help in final checking of references. ERICA REINER Chicago,Illinois July,1977 oi.uchicago.edu B,D,E,G,H,I/J,K,L,M,S,and Z and includes the titles previously cited according to the listsof abbreviations in Archiv für Orientforschung,W.von Soden,Grundriß der akkadischen Gramma.tik,and Zeitschrift für Assyriologie.Complete bibliographical references will be given in a later volume.The list also includes the titles of the lexical series as prepared for publication by B.Landsberger,orunder his supervision,or in collaboration with him. Alexical series á A =naqu,pub.MSL 14 Atablets in the collections of theOriental Institute,University ofChicagoA-tabletlexical text,see MSL 1310ff.AAAAnnals of Archaeology and Anthro-pologyAAASAnnales Archéologiques ArabesSyriennesAASFAnnales Academiae ScientiarumFennicaeAASORThe Annualof the American Schoolsof Oriental ResearchABAssyriologische BibliothekABAWAbhandlungen der BayerisehenAkademie der WissenschaftenAbBAltbabylonische Briefe in Um-schrift und Übersetzung Abel-Winckler L.Abel and H.Winckler,Keil-schrifttexte zum Gebrauch beiVorlesungen ABIMA.al-Zeebari,AltbabylonischeBriefe des Iraq-Museums ABLR.F.Harper,Assyrian and Baby-lonian Letters ABoTAnkara Arkeoloji Müzesinde .Bogazky Tabletleri AbS-Tfield numbers of Pre-Sar.tabletsexcavated at Tell Abū Salabikh AChC.Virolleaud,L'Astrologie chaldé-enne Acta Or. Acta Orientalia Actes du 8eActes du 8e Congrès InternationalCongrèsdes Orientalistes,Section Sémi-Internationaltique(B) C.H.W.Johns,Assyrian Deeds ADD and Documents Archiv für Keilschriftforschung AfK Archiv für OrientforschungArchiv für Geschichte der Medizin

FAQs

Who prepared the main manuscript contributions for Volume 11, Part I?

A. Leo Oppenheim wrote part of the basic manuscript, and major portions were prepared by Brigitte Groneberg, Hermann Hunger, Johannes Renger, Kaspar K. Riemschneider, and Marten Stol.

Which scholars are credited for reading the proofs and making suggestions?

The foreword thanks several colleagues abroad, including W. G. Lambert and Mogens Trolle Larsen, as well as Hans Hirsch, Simo Parpola, and Klaas R. Veenhof for reading proofs and discussing difficult matters.

What additional material is referenced alongside the foreword?

The document indicates that a provisional list of bibliographical abbreviations is provided and notes that complete bibliographical references will appear in a later volume.

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