How a Sheep Turned into a Giraffe: The Case of Deuteronomy 14:5
The scope of this article is to present an explanation for the enigmatic translation of zemer into kamelopardalis in Deuteronomy 14:5. A possible reason for this translation is the Hieroglyphic and Demotic zoonym sr, which in the Ptolemaic period was applied to both sheep and giraffes.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 753-758 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 14,5
/ Hieroglyphic writing
/ Geocentric system
/ Giraffe
/ Sheep
/ Wild animals
/ Metamorphosis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | The scope of this article is to present an explanation for the enigmatic translation of zemer into kamelopardalis in Deuteronomy 14:5. A possible reason for this translation is the Hieroglyphic and Demotic zoonym sr, which in the Ptolemaic period was applied to both sheep and giraffes. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341410 |