Riekele or Rykle Borger was a German Assyriologist of Dutch origin.

Most famous for his cuneiform signlists, he also published the important work "Handbuch der Keilschriftliteratur", a detailed overview of all the published books and articles related to Assyriology

Assyriology

Assyriology is the archaeological, historical, and linguistic study of ancient Mesopotamia and the related cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers the Akkadian sister-cultures of Assyria and Babylonia, together with their cultural predecessor; Sumer...

that were available at the time. Up until his death, Borger was working on an updated version.

His self-study method for Akkadian script and language, "Babylonisch-Assyrische Lesestücke" is, despite its age (1963), still being used and reprinted.

Selected bibliography

• 1963: "Babylonisch-Assyrische Lesestücke" Roma: pontificio instituto biblico Roma (2006 ISB 88-7653-254)
• 1975: "Handbuch der Keilschriftliteratur" (three parts)
• 1988: "Assyrisch-babylonische Zeichenliste" (out of print since 1995, reworked as "Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon")
• 2004: "Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon" Münster: Ugarit-Verlag (2004 ISBN 3-927120-82-0)