Counting in Ugaritic: A New Analysis of kbd

The use of the notation kbd with numerals in Ugaritic economic texts, where it is typically translated ‘total' or ‘plus', appears to be unique among the counting systems of the Semitic languages. Most scholars trace these meanings to the common Semitic root kbd ‘to be heavy', though o...

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Main Author: Baker, Sarah Lynn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2018]
In: Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-75
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