On the possible old Persian origin of the Aramaic śjm ṭʻm, "to issue a decree"
The Aramaic formula שים טעם 'to issue a decree,' first occurs in the Imperial Aramaic of Daniel, Ezra, and the Aramaic letters of the 5th century B.C.E. The regular use of this formula in the passive voice with a known agent caused E.Y.Kutscher to suspect Persian interference and argue tha...
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College
1997
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Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1997, Volume: 68, Pages: 1-9 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran (Antiquity)
/ History 539 BC-330 BC
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RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
Further subjects: | B
Judiciary
B Aramaic language |