Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period

Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period
ISBN-10
965220708X
ISBN-13
9789652207081
Series
Echoes From the Past
Category
Foreign Language Study
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Carta the Isreal Map & Publishing Company Limited
Author
Shmuel Aḥituv

Description

This book is a collection of inscriptions dating back to the First Temple period. They originate from kingdoms on both sides of the River Jordan: Judah and Israel, Philistia, Edom, Ammon, and Moab. The inscriptions from Judah and Israel were written in Hebrew, the others in languages or dialects similar to Hebrew, thus making them accessible to any reader of Hebrew. Translated from the Hebrew by the renowned scholar Anson F. Rainey, this handbook has been revised and expanded to include over 220 inscriptions. Each is illustrated by a photograph and/or facsimile, with transcriptions in square Hebrew letters and in pointed Hebrew. Every item, or group of items, is preceded by introductory remarks and followed by translations, interpretations and references. A new appendix on the Aramaic Tel Dan inscription is included, along with a Glossary of Proper Names and indices.,

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