The Tell Siran inscription. Linguistic and historical implications
The Tell Siran inscription, one of the major inscriptions of the Ammonite language, is quite easily readable, and the translation is questionable in the case of two words only, viz 'wh and w'ht, the question being whether they should be interpreted as verbs or as nouns. It seems better to...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1989
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Journal for semitics
Año: 1989, Volumen: 1, Número: 1, Páginas: 108-117 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Tell Siran inscription
B Verbs or nouns B Ammonite language B Words Swh and w'ht B King Amminadab |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | The Tell Siran inscription, one of the major inscriptions of the Ammonite language, is quite easily readable, and the translation is questionable in the case of two words only, viz 'wh and w'ht, the question being whether they should be interpreted as verbs or as nouns. It seems better to explain them as nouns, following in a chain of nouns as a descriptionption of the achievements of king Amminadab mentioned in the beginning of the inscription. The striking similarity of this text with the royal achievements mentioned in Ec 2 corroborates the idea that this text sings the praise of the king with regard to his agriculturally related achievements. The paleographic data represented in the inscription as well as the historical information concerning the kings of the Ammonites points to a dating of c. 600 B.C. This inscription presents a symbol of the separate existence of the Ammonites as a nation and as a kingdom at these times. |
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| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10.10520/AJA10318471_215 |
