An Aramaic Ritual for Burning Straw in Sefire IA:36–37
The Old Aramaic inscription Sefire I (KAI 222) includes, in a series of mimetic curses, a debated clause that has been read by most previous scholars to involve a mysterious {gnbʾ} gannābaʾ(?) ‘thief’, which (or who?) is symbolically burned (Sefire IA:36–37). The present article argues that there ar...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2022
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| Dans: |
Aramaic studies
Année: 2022, Volume: 20, Numéro: 2, Pages: 111-133 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Надпись (мотив)
/ Арамейский
/ Ритуал (мотив)
/ Солома
/ Побег (мотив)
/ Контракт
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| RelBib Classification: | TB Antiquité |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Old Aramaic
B treaty curses B Magic B Sefire B Ритуал (мотив) B Plants B straw |
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| Résumé: | The Old Aramaic inscription Sefire I (KAI 222) includes, in a series of mimetic curses, a debated clause that has been read by most previous scholars to involve a mysterious {gnbʾ} gannābaʾ(?) ‘thief’, which (or who?) is symbolically burned (Sefire IA:36–37). The present article argues that there are lexicographic (cognates in later Aramaic dialects) and phonological (geminate prenasalization) grounds for understanding {gnbʾ} to encode instead ganbaʾ (< *gabbaʾ) ‘straw’. The burning of this straw to symbolize consequences should a treaty partner renege has clear parallels in Mesopotamian and Syro-Anatolian magical and ritual language, including treaty curses, and produces a more typical image in a list of mimetic curses involving materials (wax), objects (a bow and arrow), and animals (a calf). |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10038 |