Gabba and kali-Ma in the Akkadian Alalakh IV Texts
The West Semitic term gabba is used for summing-up formulae at the end of some Alalakh IV tablets. It seems to correspond to Akkadian kali-ma , which also occurs in a number of other Alalakh IV texts showing the same meaning and position. The present article explores the use of both terms in a broad...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15 |
| IxTheo Classification: | TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | The West Semitic term gabba is used for summing-up formulae at the end of some Alalakh IV tablets. It seems to correspond to Akkadian kali-ma , which also occurs in a number of other Alalakh IV texts showing the same meaning and position. The present article explores the use of both terms in a broader Semitic context and offers a provisional interpretation of their alternative use in light of all known data. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgv028 |