Geminate ballast and clustering: an unrecognized literary feature in ancient semitic poetry
The device examined here appears to be employed in all strata of biblical Hebrew poetry, and its widespread usage in other Semitic texts shows that it was acquired in scribal circles along with other sophisticated compositional techniques. Its appearance in Akkadian suggests that the device may have...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2005
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| In: |
The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2005, Volume: 5, Pages: 1-18 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ugaritic language
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B Akkadian language / Literature |
| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Poetics
B Ancient Orient B Repetition |
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| Summary: | The device examined here appears to be employed in all strata of biblical Hebrew poetry, and its widespread usage in other Semitic texts shows that it was acquired in scribal circles along with other sophisticated compositional techniques. Its appearance in Akkadian suggests that the device may have originated in Mesopotamia and moved westward with cuneiform culture at an early date. However, regardless of its provenance, the evidence suggests that geminate ballast and clustering was yet another technique available to the ancient Semitic poet. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2004.v5.a8 |