Robert Malcolm Kerr
Biographic Data
| ID | 5638033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Malcolm Kerr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert Malcolm |
| FAMILY NAME | Kerr |
| SIGNATURE | KERR R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saarland University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Heu male tum Libyæ solis erratur in agris
In this paper the Latinate gentilicia Flavius and Iulius , as well as the rank tribunus with its Punic equivalent, found in the Latino-Punic sub-corpus from the necropolis at Bir ed-Dreder are discussed. The texts date roughly to the mid fourth century AD, and attest to the continued survival of Punic in the Tripolitanian pre-desert, also in an official Roman context. While the inscriptions are difficult to understand, direct Latin influence is l…
Augustine's Canaanites
There is a widespread idea that the people we call ‘Phoenician’ called themselves ‘Canaanite’. This article argues that the only positive evidence for this hypothesis, a single line in the standard editions of Augustine's unfinished commentary on Paul's letter to the Romans, where he claims that ‘if you ask our local peasants what they are, they answer ‘Canaanite’', is prima facie highly unreliable as historical evidence, and on closer inspection…
Latino-Punic Epigraphy
Latino-Punische Epigraphik. Eine Beschreibung der Inschriften
Augustine's Canaanites
There is a widespread idea that the people we call ‘Phoenician’ called themselves ‘Canaanite’. This article argues that the only positive evidence for this hypothesis, a single line in the standard editions of Augustine's unfinished commentary on Paul's letter to the Romans, where he claims that ‘if you ask our local peasants what they are, they answer ‘Canaanite’', is prima facie highly unreliable as historical evidence, and on closer inspection…
Latino-Punic Epigraphy
Latino-Punische Epigraphik. Eine Beschreibung der Inschriften
Augustine's Canaanites
There is a widespread idea that the people we call ‘Phoenician’ called themselves ‘Canaanite’. This article argues that the only positive evidence for this hypothesis, a single line in the standard editions of Augustine's unfinished commentary on Paul's letter to the Romans, where he claims that ‘if you ask our local peasants what they are, they answer ‘Canaanite’', is prima facie highly unreliable as historical evidence, and on closer inspection…
Heu male tum Libyæ solis erratur in agris
In this paper the Latinate gentilicia Flavius and Iulius , as well as the rank tribunus with its Punic equivalent, found in the Latino-Punic sub-corpus from the necropolis at Bir ed-Dreder are discussed. The texts date roughly to the mid fourth century AD, and attest to the continued survival of Punic in the Tripolitanian pre-desert, also in an official Roman context. While the inscriptions are difficult to understand, direct Latin influence is l…
Ancient history (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Ancient Near East Studies (1 work) · Antique (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Archetype (1 work) · Art (1 work)