How consistent is Akkadian idiom? Attributive adjectives and the attributive construct state

Much of Akkadian morphology looks (at least as often presented) as if it were designed by a computer, with forms and their meanings easily derived from first principles. But how do these forms get used? The matter is rarely discussed. This paper will analyse the distribution of attributive adjectives and the 'attributive construct state', arguing that their meanings and uses change in unexpected ways, and that what I call the 'structure' of the relevant idioms (a concept which makes more sense for Akkadian than for English) is more complex than generally realised. Martin Worthington is an Assyriologist in Trinity's Department of Near and Middle East. His current book projects are an explanatory Sign List of the cuneiform script, and a monograph provisionally called Sargon's Riddle.