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Dedović, B. "Glossary - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Oct. 2023, ehlaw.org/glossary. [Accessed 5 May. 2024]

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Dedović, B. (2023, October 10). Glossary - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/glossary

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Dedović, Boban. "Glossary - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created October 10, 2023. Modified January 21, 2024. Accessed May 5, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/glossary.

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Bibliography

Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2011.

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eHammurabi Glossary

Assyriology is the study of languages, cultures, and civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.

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Cuneiform Studies is the study of languages with respect to cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems.

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Sentential Logic is the study of relationships among words and their meanings in a formal argument structure.

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