Text and performance: Tayyartu, “repetition,” in a Mīs Pî-type incantation and an emesal prayer

The following examines the Akkadian scribal annotation tayyartu, “return,” demonstrating that it refers to a repetitive section of a text that was not copied by the scribe. Editions of two texts where this annotation occurs, a Mīs Pî-type incantation and an Emesal prayer, are included. In addition,...

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Authors: Gabbay, Uri 1975- (Author) ; Mirelman, Sam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2017, Volume: 107, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-34
Further subjects:B Mīs Pî
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Summary:The following examines the Akkadian scribal annotation tayyartu, “return,” demonstrating that it refers to a repetitive section of a text that was not copied by the scribe. Editions of two texts where this annotation occurs, a Mīs Pî-type incantation and an Emesal prayer, are included. In addition, the phenomenon of repetition and abbreviation in incantations and Emesal prayers is briefly discussed.
ISSN:1613-1150
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/za-2017-0002