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A PRIMER ON UGARITIC

M. Schniedewind William

Oprawa:
MIĘKKA

Wydawca:
Cambridge University Press

Data premiery:
2007-07-02

ISBN:
9780521704939

245,64 PLN
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Opis produktu

Professor William M. Schniedewind chairs the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and is a Professor of Biblical Studies at UCLA. He is most recently the author of How the Bible Became a Book published in 2005.This book is an introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit first published in 2007.This book is an introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit placed in the context of this ancient Semitic culture. The Ugaritic language and literature was a precursor to Canaanite and serves as one of our most important resources for understanding the Old Testament and the Hebrew language.This book is an introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit placed in the context of this ancient Semitic culture. The Ugaritic language and literature was a precursor to Canaanite and serves as one of our most important resources for understanding the Old Testament and the Hebrew language.A Primer on Ugaritic is an introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit a city that flourished in the second millennium BCE on the Lebanese coast placed in the context of the culture literature and religion of this ancient Semitic culture. The Ugaritic language and literature was a precursor to Canaanite and serves as one of our most important resources for understanding the Old Testament and the Hebrew language. Special emphasis is placed on contextualization of the Ugaritic language and comparison to ancient Hebrew as well as Akkadian. The book begins with a general introduction to ancient Ugarit and the introduction to the various genres of Ugaritic literature is placed in the context of this introduction. The language is introduced by genre beginning with prose and letters proceeding to administrative and finally introducing the classic examples of Ugaritic epic. A summary of the grammar a glossary and a bibliography round out the volume.1. Ancient Ugarit: 2. School texts: introducing the language and alphabet: 3. Letters (KTU 2): an inductive introduction to Ugaritic: 4. Administrative texts (KTU 4): 5. Legal texts (KTU 3): 6. Literary texts (KTU 1): 7. Grammatical precis.In the Ugaritic Primer Joel Hunt and William Schiedewind have given to the field its first introduction to the Ugaritic language ever to be produced in English. Informed by the most recent research the authors provide a wellrounded and balanced treatment of grammatical information and texts. This book contains everything students beginning Ugaritic need: a fine introduction to the ancient city of Ugarit: a concise survey of the grammar: accessible introductions to the various genres of texts: a chrestomathy of more than twenty Ugaritic texts from different genres along with helpful notes: a glossary of the words in the texts with cognates from various languages: and a listing of resources for further study. The work is userfriendly clear and engaging. A very welcome addition to Ugaritic studies this primer will serve generations of students. M

Data Publikacji: 2007-07-02
Wymiary: 228 mm 152 mm 14 mm 340 gr

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