Hoffner Harry A., Guterbock H.G., Van den Hout T.P.J. (Eds.) The Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Volume S fascicle 2 (saptamenzu to si)

Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2006. — 128 p. — (Hittite Dictionary (Book 2)). — ISBN10: 1885923376, 13 978-1885923370.The Hittite language is the earliest preserved member of the Indo-European family of languages. It was written on clay tablets in central Asia Minor over a five hundred year span (c. 1650-1180 b.c.) which witnessed the rise, the floruit, and the decline of many political powers in the Near East. It is studied today for a wide variety of reasons. Historical linguists seek information in Hittite texts to elucidate the relationships between the various member languages of the Indo-European family, as well as the probable structure of their common parent, Proto-Indo-European.