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Biblical and Oriental Essays in Memory of William L. Moran

Author : William L. Moran

Publisher : St. Martin's Press

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 47,93 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9788876533518

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The essays in this volume are dedicated to the memory of William L. Moran (1921-2000). They are written by his friends and former colleagues at the two institutions where he spent a good part of his life and career: the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (1958-1966) and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University (1966-1990). The contributions reflect Bill's wide-ranging interests in Assyriology, Biblical Studies, and Semitic Philology. T. ABUSCH, The Promise to Praise the God in Suilla Prayer. P. STEINKELLER, Of Stars and Men: The Conceptual and Mythological Setup of Babylonian Extispicy. N. LOHFINK, Die An- und Absageformel in der hebraischen Bibel: Zum Hintergrund des deuteronomischen Vieruberschriftensystems. R. NEUDECKER, Der Lehrer-Gott vom Berg Sinai: Ein interreligioser Zugang. C. MORRISON, The Function of qtal hwa in Classical Syriac Narrative. A. GIANTO, Some Notes on Evidentiality in Biblical Hebrew. J. HUEHNERGARD, Features of Central Semitic.



Aramaic in Its Historical and Linguistic Setting

Author : Holger Gzella

Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 24,49 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9783447057875

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This volume contains contributions by W. Arnold, S.E. Fassberg, M.L. Folmer, W.R. Garr, A. Gianto, H. Gzella, J.F. Healey, O. Jastrow, J. Joosten, O. Kapeliuk, S.A. Kaufman, G. Khan, R. Kuty, A. Lemaire, E. Lipinski, H.L. Murre-van den Berg, C. Morrison, N. Pat-El, W.Th. van Peursen, and A. Tal. They discuss central issues of Aramaic linguistics in the light of the most recent research: editions of primary source material; extensive historical and linguistic overviews on matters of classification and language change; detailed studies of grammatical and lexical topics analyzing data from different Aramaic languages, for instance determination and tense-aspect-modality systems. Several papers closely interact with each other. As a whole, they bridge the gap between ancient and modern forms of Aramaic by providing a more comprehensive approach to this language group and its attested history of three millennia. Thanks to a sharp thematic focus, wide-ranging discussions of a great amount of material, and up-to-date theoretical frameworks, these proceedings can also act as a modern handbook of Aramaic in all its complexity. All articles are thematically arranged, fully indexed and cross-referenced.



"The Scaffolding of Our Thoughts"

Author : C. Jay Crisostomo

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 474 pages

File Size : 46,86 MB

Release : 2018-07-17

Category : History

ISBN : 9004363386

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Francesca Rochberg has for more than thirty-five years been a leading figure in the study of ancient science. Her foundational insights on the concepts of “science,” “canon,” “celestial divination,” “knowledge,” “gods,” and “nature” in cuneiform cultures have demanded continual contemplation on the tenets and assumptions that underlie the fields of Assyriology and the History of Science. “The Scaffolding of Our Thoughts” honors this luminary with twenty essays, each reflecting on aspects of her work. Following an initial appraisal of ancient “science” by Sir Geoffrey Lloyd, the contributions in the first half explore practices of knowledge in Assyriological sources. The second half of the volume focuses specifically on astronomical and astrological spheres of knowledge in the Ancient Mediterranean. "This excellent Festschrift, dedicated to Francesca Rochberg, offers fascinating insight into the world of ancient magic and divination." -Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43.5 (2019)



The Body

Author : Angela Roskop Erisman

Publisher : Hebrew Union College Press

Page : 551 pages

File Size : 30,66 MB

Release : 2022-10-20

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0878207058

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The clothed and adorned body has been at the forefront of Nili S. Fox's scholarship. In her hallmark approach, she draws on theoretical models from anthropology and archaeology, and locates the text within its native cultural environment in conversation with ancient Near Eastern literary and iconographic sources. This volume is a tribute to her, a collection of essays on dress and the body with original research by Fox's students. With the field of dress now garnering the attention of biblical and Ancient Near Eastern scholars alike, this book adds to the growing literature on the topic, demonstrating ways in which both dress and the body communicate cultural and religious beliefs and practices. The body's lived experience is the topic of section one, the body lived. The body and the social construction of identity is discussed in section two, the body cultured, while section three, the body adorned, analyzes the performative nature of dress in the biblical text.



The Semitic Languages

Author : Stefan Weninger

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter

Page : 1298 pages

File Size : 19,60 MB

Release : 2011-12-23

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110251582

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The handbook The Semitic Languages offers a comprehensive reference tool for Semitic Linguistics in its broad sense. It is not restricted to comparative Grammar, although it covers also comparative aspects, including classification. By comprising a chapter on typology and sections with sociolinguistic focus and language contact, the conception of the book aims at a rather complete, unbiased description of the state of the art in Semitics. Articles on individual languages and dialects give basic facts as location, numbers of speakers, scripts, numbers of extant texts and their nature, attestation where appropriate, and salient features of the grammar and lexicon of the respective variety. The handbook is the most comprehensive treatment of the Semitic language family since many decades.



Literature as Politics, Politics as Literature

Author : David S. Vanderhooft

Publisher : Penn State Press

Page : 585 pages

File Size : 26,87 MB

Release : 2013-10-25

Category : History

ISBN : 1575068672

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This volume, in celebration of Peter Machinist, Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University, includes twenty-eight illuminating essays on ancient Near Eastern history and literature, which focus especially on the intersection of these fields. Contributors include one of Machinist’s teachers, several of his students, and numerous colleagues and friends. These essays probe topics for which Machinist’s work has often set new standards. And in the spirit of the honoree and his interests, these comparative studies encompass Babel, Bibel, and more. In them, Assyriologists contend with biblical cruxes and biblicists engage Assyriological research, while classicists and Hittitologists participate with considerations of their respective disciplines within a broad cross-cultural context. The volume is a must for anyone committed to the ongoing comparative study of the ancient Near East, and within that framework, the historical study of the Hebrew Bible.



A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East

Author : Douglas R. Frayne

Publisher : Penn State Press

Page : 745 pages

File Size : 22,19 MB

Release : 2021-02-12

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1646021274

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From the tragic young Adonis to Zašhapuna, first among goddesses, this handbook provides the most complete information available on deities from the cultures and religions of the ancient Near East, including Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Elam. The result of nearly fifteen years of research, this handbook is more expansive and covers a wider range of sources and civilizations than any previous reference works on the topic. Arranged alphabetically, the entries range from multiple pages of information to a single line—sometimes all that we know about a given deity. Where possible, each record discusses the deity’s symbolism and imagery, connecting it to the myths, rituals, and festivals described in ancient sources. Many of the entries are accompanied by illustrations that aid in understanding the iconography, and they all include references to texts in which the god or goddess is mentioned. Appropriate for both trained scholars and nonacademic readers, this book collects centuries of Near Eastern mythology into one volume. It will be an especially valuable resource for anyone interested in Assyriology, ancient religion, and the ancient Near East.



Arabic in Context

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Publisher : BRILL

Page : 527 pages

File Size : 46,24 MB

Release : 2017-06-06

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9004343040

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The writing of Arabic’s linguistic history is by definition an interdisciplinary effort, the result of collaboration between historical linguists, epigraphists, dialectologists, and historians. The present volume seeks to catalyse a dialogue between scholars in various fields who are interested in Arabic’s past and to illustrate how much there is to be gained by looking beyond the traditional sources and methods. It contains 15 innovative studies ranging from pre-Islamic epigraphy to the modern spoken dialect, and from comparative Semitics to Middle Arabic. The combination of these perspectives hopes to stand as an important methodological intervention, encouraging a shift in the way Arabic’s linguistic history is written.



Assyrian Reliefs from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II

Author : Ada Cohen

Publisher : UPNE

Page : 326 pages

File Size : 40,45 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Art

ISBN : 1584658177

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An insider's look at the iconography and history of Assyrian reliefs and the West's fascination with these ancient monuments



Mediating Between Heaven and Earth

Author : C.L. Crouch

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 31,82 MB

Release : 2012-05-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0567461629

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Analyzes the variety of religious practices employed to communicate with deities and to interpret the divine response, including intuitive divination (prophecy), technical divination and prayers.