A handbook of the Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves: manuscripts, language, and scribal practices
The first comprehensive study of the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls from the Qumran caves, this book provides a valuable starting point for exploring this understudied treasure of ancient Judaism.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Boston
BRILL
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Machiela, Daniel A., A handbook of the Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves : manuscripts, language, and scribal practices] (2025) (Drawnel, Henryk)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series
v.140 |
| Further subjects: | B
Dead Sea Scrolls
B Manuscripts, Aramaic B Electronic books |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9789004513785 |
| Summary: | The first comprehensive study of the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls from the Qumran caves, this book provides a valuable starting point for exploring this understudied treasure of ancient Judaism. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures, Tables, and Charts -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: The Aramaic Scrolls from the Qumran Caves and the Parameters of this Study -- 1 The Current State of Research: The Aramaic Scrolls in the Context of the Qumran library and Second Temple Judaism -- 2 Delineating the Corpus -- 3 Introduction to the Manuscripts Profiles -- 3.1 Title Line -- 3.2 Content Synopsis and Significance -- 3.3 Material Remains -- 3.4 Notes on Provenance -- 3.5 Sample Image -- 3.6 Profile of Physical Layout -- 3.6.1 Scroll Dimensions -- 3.6.2 Margins -- 3.6.3 Column Dimensions -- 3.6.4 Lines per Column -- 3.6.5 Letters per Line -- 3.6.6 Scribal Guidelines -- 3.6.7 Average Medial Letter Height -- 3.6.8 Space between Lines -- 3.6.9 Space between Words -- 3.6.10 Vacats -- 3.7 Material -- 3.8 Script and Proposed Palaeographic Date -- 3.9 Radiocarbon Date -- 3.10 Special Traits and General Comments -- 3.11 Original Manuscript Quality -- 3.12 Select Bibliography -- 3.13 Script Sample -- 3.14 Corrections and Scribal Features -- 3.15 Language -- 3.15.1 Syntax -- 3.15.1.1 Verb Early in Clause: Verb-Subject/Subject-Verb/Subject Implied -- 3.15.1.2 Verb Later in Clause: Verb-Subject/Subject-Verb/Subject Implied -- 3.15.1.3 Verbless Clause -- 3.15.1.4 Object Early in Clause -- 3.15.1.5 Direct Object Marker (If Present): ל- or ית -- 3.15.1.6 Uses of the Relative Pronoun די to Mark the Genitive Relationship or Introduce Direct Quotation -- 3.15.1.7 Double כול Construction -- 3.15.1.8 Verbs of Movement -- 3.15.1.9 Copula Pronoun -- 3.15.1.10 Periphrastic Construction -- 3.15.2 Lexical Items -- 3.15.3 Morphology -- 3.15.3.1 Causative and Passive/Reflexive Verb Stem Prefixes -- 3.15.3.2 Object Suffixes on Verbs -- 3.15.3.3 Assimilation and Dissimilation of Nun (Nasalization) and Other Letters -- 3.15.4 Orthography and Phonology. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (477 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-51381-5 |
