The Chicago Hittite Dictionary (CHD) (The Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago) is a project at the
University of Chicago Oriental Institute
The Oriental Institute (OI), established in 1919, is the University of Chicago's interdisciplinary research center for ancient Near Eastern ("Orient") studies and archaeology museum. It was founded for the university by professor James Henry Bre ...
to create a comprehensive dictionary of the
Hittite language
Hittite (natively / "the language of Neša", or ''nešumnili'' / "the language of the people of Neša"), also known as Nesite (''Nešite'' / Neshite, Nessite), is an extinct Indo-European language that was spoken by the Hittites, a people ...
. The project was founded by
Hans Gustav Güterbock
Hans Gustav Güterbock (May 27, 1908 – March 29, 2000) was a German-American Hittitologist. Born and trained in Germany, his career was ended with the rise of the Nazis because of his Jewish heritage, and he was forced to resettle in Turkey. A ...
and
Harry Hoffner in 1975 and funded by the
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by thNational Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965(), dedicated to supporting research, education, preserv ...
. It is currently co-edited by
Theo van den Hout and
Petra Goedegebuure. Hoffner originally hoped that the project could be completed by 2000, though as of 2005 it was expected to last until 2045.
It is one of several dictionary projects at the Institute, including the
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary
The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary (CAD) or The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is a nine-decade project at the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute to compile a dictionary of the Akkadian language and ...
and the
Chicago Demotic Dictionary The Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD) or The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is a project at the University of Chicago Oriental Institute to create a comprehensive dictionary of the ancient Egyptian Demotic
...
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External links
The Chicago Hittite Dictionary ProjectThe Electronic Chicago Hittite Dictionary (eCHD)(requires
Java
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List of published volumes
Hittite dictionaries
Translation dictionaries