Heard for the first time in 2,000 years: Scientists post readings of ancient Babyloni

[Swami]

The ancient language of Babylonian can be heard for the first time in almost 2,000 years after Cambridge University scholars posted readings and poems online.
Babylonian, one of the chief languages of Ancient Mesopotamia, dates back as far as the second millennium BC but died out around 2,000 years ago.

However, Cambridge historians have resurrected the ancient tongue by discovering how the language was pronounced and spoken.
Researchers have now recorded readings of ancient tablets, poems and laws, and posted them online.
The project is the brainchild of Dr Martin Worthington, of the University of Cambridge, who described uncovering the pronunciation as 'detective work'.
These tablets have not been read aloud for over 2,000 years and working out how Babylonian was pronounced required detailed forensic investigation.


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[marsiantourist]

Hi Swami. I read somewhere that ancient Sumerian sounded like garbled German. I think it sounds like a mixture of German and Hebrew. Thank you for the links!

[Hiram]

Swami, I've said this before but I'll repeat it.

I just love your threads:)


Thank You.