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    $\begingroup$ It doesn't seem the like the OP is looking for alternate approaches, so I'm not sure that this answers the question. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2017 at 20:03
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    $\begingroup$ You may be right, @HDE 226868. I am willing to risk downvotes for the chance that the OP gives me that green check for the awesomeness of this approach. If the desired end result is "give me something that is close to historical but hopefully with enough flavor to not sound derivative." this method is a good answer. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2017 at 20:08
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    $\begingroup$ Turkey may be geographically close(ish) to Iraq, but that doesn't mean that the Turkish language has much in common with Akkadian. If you're looking for a Semitic language which uses the Latin alphabet, Maltese is the obvious candidate. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2017 at 21:57
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    $\begingroup$ @Peter Taylor - excellent! I will read up on Maltese! $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2017 at 23:05
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    $\begingroup$ @PeterTaylor, also Assyrians still exist with their own language (which can be represented in latin alphabet) and what not. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 8:55