I had to learn some Akkadian for a senior paper in Ancient Religions about 30 years ago. The topic was some discussion of grammatical similarities between the H

I had to learn some Akkadian for a senior paper in Ancient Religions about 30 years ago. The topic was some discussion of grammatical similarities between the Hebrew text of Genesis and the Enuma Elish---one of the most important Akkadian texts, and an interesting source for studies of the early cultural origins of the monotheistic religions.