ʾeben gĕlāl (Ezra 5:8, 6:4) Again
Previous explanations of Aramaic ʾeben gĕlāl, including those of Bowman (1965) and Stager (1985), are examined and found to be unsatisfactory. The use of gll in an Aramaic gloss to one of the Elamite fortification tablets from Persepolis is discussed against the linguistic and historical background...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1990
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1990, Volume: 280, Pages: 83-88 |
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| Summary: | Previous explanations of Aramaic ʾeben gĕlāl, including those of Bowman (1965) and Stager (1985), are examined and found to be unsatisfactory. The use of gll in an Aramaic gloss to one of the Elamite fortification tablets from Persepolis is discussed against the linguistic and historical background of the Elamite text in question. Applying the results to the phrase in Ezra 5:8 and 6:4, it is concluded that a paraphrase such as "specially selected stone" comes closest to the required meaning. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357312 |