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Dictionary of dead language complete after 90 years - BBC News

A full dictionary of the extinct language of ancient Mesopotamia has been completed after 90 years of work.

[thetwistedrope]

Assyrian and Babylonian - dialects of the language collectively known as Akkadian - have not been spoken for almost 2,000 years. The entire dictionary costs $1,995 (£1,230; 1,400 euros), but is also available for free online - a far cry from the dictionary’s low-tech beginnings.

[thegingercaptain]

Well there goes my plans for the next always

[viktor-risjak]

I MUST HAVE

[sopih]

Hold on - I can pay $2000 or have it for free?