Interpreting the Sinaitic Inscriptions in Context: A New Reading of Sinai 345 1
This article argues that Sinai 345 is a dedicatory inscription produced by Semitic speakers during a joint Egyptian-Semitic mining expedition to Serabit el-Khadem. As such, it reflects both Egyptian and Northwest Semitic culture. It is written in an Egyptian influenced variety of Northwest Semitic,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Mohr Siebeck
2013
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2013, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 136-148 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Inscription
/ Sinai script
/ Dedication
/ Semitic languages
/ Semitic writings
/ Egypt
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | This article argues that Sinai 345 is a dedicatory inscription produced by Semitic speakers during a joint Egyptian-Semitic mining expedition to Serabit el-Khadem. As such, it reflects both Egyptian and Northwest Semitic culture. It is written in an Egyptian influenced variety of Northwest Semitic, but uses a Northwest Semitic dedicatory formula. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/219222713X13757034787757 |