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Akkadian language

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John W. Welch research on Babylonian chiasmus, 1967-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3776 Series 7 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains documentation on John W. Welch's Babylonian chiasmus studies. Included in these documents are examples of chiasms and patterns in ancient Babylonian texts including Hammurabi's Code and flood stories as well as a paper documenting how many Biblical laws were based off of the laws found in Hammurabi's Code. Materials dated 1967-2009.

Dates: 1967-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3776, John W. Welch chiasmus papers / John W. Welch research on chiasmus

John W. Welch research on Sumero-Akkadian chiasmus, 1972-1977

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3776 Series 7 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains documentation of John W. Welch's Sumero-Akkadian chiasmus studies. Included in these documents are a paper on the Akkadian language, a bibliogrpahy of documents with chiasms, and a collection of Akkadian poetry with chiasms. Materials dated 1972-1977.

Dates: 1972-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3776, John W. Welch chiasmus papers / John W. Welch research on chiasmus

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