Lubor Matouš
Lubor Matouš (born November 2, 1908 in Nachod ; † April 2, 1994 in Prague ) was a Czech ancient orientalist ( Assyriologist and Sumerologist ).
Life
Matouš studied cuneiform writing with Bedřich Hrozný at the Charles University in Prague , and later with Benno Landsberger at the University of Leipzig . After completing his studies, he did research in Kültepe and Constantinople . From 1946 to 1973 he worked in Czechoslovakia at the Charles University in Prague, from 1952 as a lecturer and from 1955 as a professor.
His writings include a Czech grammar of Akkadian and a translation of the Gilgamesh epic into Czech.
literature
- The lexical table series of the Babylonians and Assyrians in the Berlin museums , Berlin 1933
- Základy akkadské gramatiky, 1952
- Stopami zašlých culture: O práci profesora Bedřicha Hrozného , 1949
- Inscriptions cunéiformes du Kultépé II , Prague 1962
- A. Ungnad's Grammar of Akkadian , 4th ed., Munich 1964
- Epic o Gilgamešovi , Prague 1976
- Cappadocian cuneiform tablets with seals from the collections of Charles University in Prague , Prague 1984
Web links
- Literature by and about Lubor Matouš in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Lubor Matouš in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Entry in Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Matouš, Lubor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech ancient orientalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nachod |
DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1994 |
Place of death | Prague |