Excerpt from Abridged Grammars of the Languages of the Cuneiform Inscriptions: Containing I.-A Sumero-Akkadian Grammar, II.-An Assyro-Babylonian Grammar, III.-A Vannic Grammar, IV.-A Medic Grammar, V.-An Old Persian Grammar I must also acknowledge the help I have received from my friend Mr. Pinches, of the British Museum, who pointed out to me many things which might have escaped my atten tion, and who placed at my disposal his vast acquaintance with the texts. If the student wish for a syllabary, I cannot but recommend that of Professor Sayce, still the best; but Mr. Pinches is preparing a very complete one, in which will be given the characters of various epochs and of all the different languages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.