Sanas Cormaic, also known as Cormac's Glossary, is an early Irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 Irish words, many of which are difficult or outdated.
The oldest known dictionaries were Akkadian Empire cuneiform tablets with bilingual Sumerian-Akkadian wordlists, discovered in Ebla (modern Syria) and dated roughly 2300 BCE.
The Erya is the oldest surviving Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia known. Bernhard Karlgren (1931: 49) concluded that "the major part of its glosses must reasonably date from" the 3rd century BC.
An early Chinese lexicon that is considered a classic work of Chinese literature and is sometimes ranked with the Wujing ("Five Classics") in importance and influence.
The Oldest Known Dictionary: The Harra hubullu (aka the Urra=hubullu) The oldest known dictionary is on a series of cuneiform tablets from the Akkadian Empire.
Sanas Cormaic, also known as Cormac's Glossary, is an early Irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 Irish words, many of which are difficult or outdated.
The oldest known dictionaries were Akkadian Empire cuneiform tablets with bilingual Sumerian-Akkadian wordlists, discovered in Ebla (modern Syria) and dated roughly 2300 BCE.
The Erya is the oldest surviving Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia known. Bernhard Karlgren (1931: 49) concluded that "the major part of its glosses must reasonably date from" the 3rd century BC.
An early Chinese lexicon that is considered a classic work of Chinese literature and is sometimes ranked with the Wujing ("Five Classics") in importance and influence.
The Oldest Known Dictionary: The Harra hubullu (aka the Urra=hubullu) The oldest known dictionary is on a series of cuneiform tablets from the Akkadian Empire.
