Neo-Mandaic in Early Mandaean Colophons. Part 2: Texts, Translations and Conclusion

The first part of this article examined the features that distinguish the language of the earliest Mandaean colophons from Classical Mandaic and demonstrated that many of these features are shared with the contemporary Neo-Mandaic dialects recorded in the research literature since the 20th century....

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Main Author: Morgenstern, Matthew 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 100-121
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aramaic language / Dialectology / Mandaic / Diachrony / Linguistics / Language contact
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Neo-Mandaic
B Mandaic
B diachronic linguistics
B Languages in contact
B Aramaic dialectology
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Summary:The first part of this article examined the features that distinguish the language of the earliest Mandaean colophons from Classical Mandaic and demonstrated that many of these features are shared with the contemporary Neo-Mandaic dialects recorded in the research literature since the 20th century. Part 2 presents editions and translations of the source texts with some brief philological notes and seeks to identify the origins of the linguistic innovations.
ISSN:1745-5227
Contains:Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01602004