William Harms
August 1, 2011
The 21-volume Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, which identifies and
examines languages from ancient Mesopotamia, has become popular on the
Internet, earning more than 100,000 downloads.
Photo by Jason Smith
The University’s recently completed reference work to a dead Mesopotamian language has a lively following.
Soon after its completion was announced in early June, downloads of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, published at the Oriental Institute, skyrocketed — going from 4,429 in May to 64,301 for the month of June. Interest continued strong, and by the end of July, the dictionary had garnered more than 100,000 downloads from the Oriental Institute’s website. The Oriental Institute provides free electronic access to all its published material and also sells most of its publications in print form.
The response has pleased Martha T. Roth, editor-in-charge of the Assyrian Dictionary. A conference held to mark the completion of the 21-volume publication in early June drew a large international crowd of more than 100 scholars, she said...
See the chronicle of news about the Oriental Institute.
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