Chicago Assyrian Dictionary

The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary (CAD) is a comprehensive scholarly resource that catalogs and explains the vocabulary of the ancient Assyrian language, used in Mesopotamia around 2000 to 100 CE. Compiled by experts at the University of Chicago, it provides detailed historical, linguistic, and contextual information about thousands of Assyrian words found in texts like inscriptions and tablets. The CAD helps researchers understand ancient Mesopotamian culture, history, and literature by offering precise definitions, usage examples, and etymology, serving as an essential reference for Assyriologists and historians.