The textbook "Akkadian for Hebrewists and Semitists" by Hartmut Spenner is aimed at students who already have knowledge of a Semitic language, particularly biblical Hebrew. It is designed for a one-semester course and includes 14 lessons that provide an introduction to the Old Babylonian written language, without covering cuneiform. The lessons are structured and include vocabulary lists, practice sentences, and annotated reading texts to support the learning process. Additionally, Lesson 15 introduces the Canaanite-Akkadian, a mixed language used in the Amarna letters from Canaan. The book concludes with a list of logograms and determinatives, an Akkadian-German glossary, and overview paradigms for strong verbs, making it a comprehensive reference work for students of Akkadian studies.