Nathan Wasserman
Biographic Data
| ID | 504253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan Wasserman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Wasserman |
| SIGNATURE | WASSERMAN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4966-6538 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Susa Funerary Texts
A group of seven short late Old Babylonian texts, written in Akkadian, found in the early twentieth century in a grave in Susa, form the focus of this paper. The texts, which have attracted much scholarly attention since their publication in 1916 by Jean-Vincent Scheil, have until now not been collated. They are presented here with improved readings, a new translation, and extensive commentary. The mention in two of the texts of an alleged chthon…
“I Was Not Warm in the Cold”. Another Old Babylonian Proverbial Collection
BM 108868, an unpublished Old Babylonian tablet containing a collection of moral and existential sayings is edited here for the first time, accompanied by a commentary, photos and a hand-copy. With this discovery, the existence of a solid 2 nd millennium tradition of monolingual Akkadian proverbial sayings is established.
On Wolves and Kings. Two Tablets With Akkadian Wisdom Texts From the Second Millennium b.c.
The lair of the wolf is his refuge, and where he has made him his home, Not even the head wolf may enter, not even the council may come. Rudyard Kipling, The Law of the Jungle In this paper two Akkadian wisdom texts are edited and discussed. BM 13928 is an unpublished Old Babylonian list of proverbial sayings and admonitions concerning a wolf and a king. CBS 14235 is a Middle Babylonian tablet which describes the royal life and contrasts it to th…
Mankind's Bitter Fate
Treating Garments in the Old Babylonian Period
This article examines UET 6/2, 414, the Old Babylonian dialogue between a fuller and a client, commonly referred to as “At the Cleaners”, from the point of view of ancient technology. Drawing upon a wide range of Talmudic and Classical sources mentioning laundry, and based on a careful philological reading of the Akkadian text, this study offers a new understanding of the different stages of washing and treatment of luxury garments in the Old Bab…
More Light on Nanāya
Dialogues and Riddles
This article presents new editions of three Old Babylonian wisdom texts. Text A contains dialogues between different professionals and their customers(?), Text B is a dialogue between a friend and his fellow, and Text C contains several riddles. All three texts are poorly preserved and the interpretation is tentative in many points.
Bm 29638
The present study addresses the text BM 29638 – a small tablet (4.3 × 8.9 cm), single-column, 28 lines long, written in an OB script. The tablet is complete, but contrary to its well-preserved obverse, some lines on the reverse are partially worn and effaced. In the British Museum records it is filed as a literary text, but as its content clearly proves, it belongs to the rare group of short OB rituals
Literatures In Contact
Iddi(n)-Sîn, King of Simurrum
The eight-column rock-relief inscription of Iddi(n)-Sîn, king of Simurrum, exhibited in the Israel Museum since 1971, is copied, edited, translated and philologically commented on. An unpublished reverential cylinder-seal, mentioning Iddi(n)-Sîn and his royal heir Anzabazuna, is published as well. The historical and geographical situation in the Zagros foothills during the early Old-Babylonian period is discussed at length. U. Seidl presents the …
Another Old Babylonian Prayer to the Gods of the Night
Altbabylonische Rechts- und Verwaltungsurkunden aus dem Musée du Louvre
Altbabylonische Rechts- und Verwaltungsurkunden aus dem Musée du Louvre
Another Old Babylonian Prayer to the Gods of the Night
Iddi(n)-Sîn, King of Simurrum
The eight-column rock-relief inscription of Iddi(n)-Sîn, king of Simurrum, exhibited in the Israel Museum since 1971, is copied, edited, translated and philologically commented on. An unpublished reverential cylinder-seal, mentioning Iddi(n)-Sîn and his royal heir Anzabazuna, is published as well. The historical and geographical situation in the Zagros foothills during the early Old-Babylonian period is discussed at length. U. Seidl presents the …
Literatures In Contact
Bm 29638
The present study addresses the text BM 29638 – a small tablet (4.3 × 8.9 cm), single-column, 28 lines long, written in an OB script. The tablet is complete, but contrary to its well-preserved obverse, some lines on the reverse are partially worn and effaced. In the British Museum records it is filed as a literary text, but as its content clearly proves, it belongs to the rare group of short OB rituals
Dialogues and Riddles
This article presents new editions of three Old Babylonian wisdom texts. Text A contains dialogues between different professionals and their customers(?), Text B is a dialogue between a friend and his fellow, and Text C contains several riddles. All three texts are poorly preserved and the interpretation is tentative in many points.
Treating Garments in the Old Babylonian Period
This article examines UET 6/2, 414, the Old Babylonian dialogue between a fuller and a client, commonly referred to as “At the Cleaners”, from the point of view of ancient technology. Drawing upon a wide range of Talmudic and Classical sources mentioning laundry, and based on a careful philological reading of the Akkadian text, this study offers a new understanding of the different stages of washing and treatment of luxury garments in the Old Bab…
More Light on Nanāya
Mankind's Bitter Fate
On Wolves and Kings. Two Tablets With Akkadian Wisdom Texts From the Second Millennium b.c.
The lair of the wolf is his refuge, and where he has made him his home, Not even the head wolf may enter, not even the council may come. Rudyard Kipling, The Law of the Jungle In this paper two Akkadian wisdom texts are edited and discussed. BM 13928 is an unpublished Old Babylonian list of proverbial sayings and admonitions concerning a wolf and a king. CBS 14235 is a Middle Babylonian tablet which describes the royal life and contrasts it to th…
“I Was Not Warm in the Cold”. Another Old Babylonian Proverbial Collection
BM 108868, an unpublished Old Babylonian tablet containing a collection of moral and existential sayings is edited here for the first time, accompanied by a commentary, photos and a hand-copy. With this discovery, the existence of a solid 2 nd millennium tradition of monolingual Akkadian proverbial sayings is established.
Susa Funerary Texts
A group of seven short late Old Babylonian texts, written in Akkadian, found in the early twentieth century in a grave in Susa, form the focus of this paper. The texts, which have attracted much scholarly attention since their publication in 1916 by Jean-Vincent Scheil, have until now not been collated. They are presented here with improved readings, a new translation, and extensive commentary. The mention in two of the texts of an alleged chthon…
Art (12 works) · Ancient Near East History (11 works) · History (10 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Literature (9 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Akkadian (5 works) · Classics (5 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (5 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (4 works)