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Word-smithing: some metallurgical terms in Hebrew and Aramaic

Levene, Dan and Rothenberg, Beno (2004) Word-smithing: some metallurgical terms in Hebrew and Aramaic. Aramaic Studies, 2, (2), 193-206. (doi:10.1177/147783510400200203)

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/147783510400200203

Description/Abstract

The collaboration between Dr Dan Levene and Prof. Beno Rothenberg on a project that aims to identify references to metals and metalworking techniques in what are primarily Judaic sources has been a bringing together of two different approaches to studying the past: philology and archaeometallurgy. This paper highlights the way in which the lexicography of certain terms must inevitably rely on knowledge of the relevant technology and its history. To illustrate this point two terms are examined: 1. the word srp (\#1507;\#1491;\#1510;) and the shifting meanings of some of its cognates across time; and 2. the word 'nk (&1498;\#1504;\#1488;), that appears in Amos 7.7-8

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1477-8351 (print)
Related URLs:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477...0400200203
Subjects:B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BM Judaism
T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History
Divisions:University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > History
University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > Jewish History and Culture
ePrint ID:39212
Deposited On:22 Jun 2006
Last Modified:07 Nov 2011 11:50

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