New Light on the Biblical Millo from Hatran Inscriptions
Hatran Aramaic mlʾ occurs in linguistic and archaeological contexts that establish that it corresponds to Hebrew millō(ʾ) and targumic Aramaic mlytʾ, and that it refers to some component of Hatra's circumvallation visible from the forecourts of its gates-possibly a terrace adjacent to the insid...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1989
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1989, Volume: 276, Pages: 15-23 |
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| Summary: | Hatran Aramaic mlʾ occurs in linguistic and archaeological contexts that establish that it corresponds to Hebrew millō(ʾ) and targumic Aramaic mlytʾ, and that it refers to some component of Hatra's circumvallation visible from the forecourts of its gates-possibly a terrace adjacent to the inside of the walls (including the walls of the gates), similar, in some respects, to the one found at Tell el-Ḥesi. This interpretation of Hatran mlʾ is supported by the usage of Akkadian tamlû and targumic mlytʾ. It is virtually identical to an interpretation of Hebrew millo(ʾ) put forward in the Middle Ages by Isaiah of Trani. In the appendix, it is argued that Aramaic lgw mn = Mishnaic Hebrew lpnym mn = biblical Hebrew mbyt 1- may be translated "inside" when used with nouns denoting perimeters, but that with nouns denoting areas they take on the meaning "behind, inward from." With nouns of the latter type, "inside" is expressed by bgw = btwk. |
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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: 10.2307/1356848 |