Matthew Morgenstern
Biographic Data
| ID | 709560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Morgenstern |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Morgenstern |
| SIGNATURE | MORGENSTERN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8526-941X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
As Dry Trees That Have No Fruits: A Mandaean Spell against Childlessness from the Schøyen Collection (MLSC 18, 19)
This article publishes the surviving parts of a hitherto unknown Mandaean spell for the protection of a woman from childlessness. The spell has been reconstructed from two fragmentary amulets that were written on lead lamellae in the Sasanid period (MLSC 18 and 19). The overlapping sections of the two amulets show some linguistic differences but are otherwise clearly parallel copies of the same formula. The spell is narrated in the name of Iauar …
The Aramaic Inscription from a Cave Complex at Abraham’s House, Mount of Olives and the Hasmonean Calendar—A New Reading and Interpretation
This article presents a new reading and interpretation of the Aramaic burial inscription from the “Abraham’s House” complex. Rather than representing a curse, we propose that the inscription records the year in which the loculus was completed. Moreover, we suggested that year 99 is counted not from Hyrcanus’ death but rather from the time of his accession to high public office, either as king or as high priest. The use of a continuous numbering s…
Mandaic Incantation(s) on Lead Scrolls from the Schøyen Collection
This article presents a first edition of three Mandaic lamellae from the Schøyen Collection, MS 2087/10, 2087/11, and 2087/18, which are the product of the same scribe and probably constituted a single amulet. The language of the amulet differs from that of other Mandaic texts, and demonstrates unknown or rare phonetic and morphological features. In addition, several lexemes that were hitherto unattested in Mandaic have been identified. Some of t…
Yet Again on the Unique Incantation Bowl BM 135563
In a recent issue of this journal, Theodore Kwasman and Christa Müller-Kessler have taken issue with several of the present author's writings, in particular his edition of the incantation bowl BM 135563, and presented serious claims of professional incompetence. The present contribution addresses several of the misleading arguments that they have raised, and demonstrates that they are often based upon misunderstandings, mis-citations, or inaccura…
Yahia Bihram's Narrative Colophons Part 1: Dc 35
Yahia Bihram, a pivotal figure in the Mandaean community of the 19 th century, composed several autobiographical texts. This article presents a new edition of one of his lengthiest works, incorporating numerous corrected readings based upon close examination of the original manuscript. With the aid of recent linguistic research into Neo-Mandaic and contemporary documents, the article proposes many new interpretations and the correct identificatio…
On some readings and interpretations in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts
This study takes a new look at a number of obscure passages in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts discussed in Christa Müller-Kessler's article "More on puzzling words and spellings in Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts", published inBSOAS75/1, 2012, 1-31. Among the words discussed are ברזא 'wild boar', מנוביא 'wailing', מסחיפתא 'overthrower (type of demon)', ספסיפא 'burning' and פרהזני 'protectors', all new to the Jewish Ba…
Hebrew language and script
Hebrew was the language spoken and written in the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and subsequently in the Second Commonwealth, and the national language of the Jewish people. It was initially written in the Phoenician script, but this later developed into a distinct national script. This old Hebrew script, however, is not the direct ancestor of the familiar square script in which Hebrew is now written.
Neo-Aramaic and its Linguistic Context
This volume contains papers on the Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialects and the languages in contact with them. The papers make important contributions to the documentation of the dialects and to the understanding of their development in the context of non-Semitic contact languages.
Notes on the Noun Patterns in the Yemenite Tradition of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
The Yemenite reading tradition of the Babylonian Talmud has been regarded by some authorities (e.g. S. Morag) as providing a reliable source for the vocalization of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic. The present study considers the Yemenite vocalization of nominal forms in the light of manuscript evidence and comparative material and suggests that in many cases, the Yemenite tradition does not preserve the historical forms. The article cncludes with a de…
Linguistic notes on magic bowls in the Moussaieff Collection
The study of Babylonian Aramaic magic bowls has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years owing to a wave of new publications which have considerably enriched the corpus of texts now at the reader's disposal. In parallel, significant progress has been made in the identification, publication and study of accurate manuscripts of Babylonian Rabbinic literature. Based upon a close reading of recently published magic bowls from the Moussaie…
A ‘Reconstructionist’ Approach to the Dead Sea Scrolls: E. Puech's edition of Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XXV
Ginza Rba (The Great Treasure)
The Meaning of byt םידלומ תיב in the Qumran Wisdom Texts
Les contextes dans lesquels apparaissent les termes byt mwldym suggerent clairement que le sujet de cette expression est la predestination de toute chose creee. L'interpretation correcte de mwld est signe astrologique sous lequel on nait. L'expression est parallele au syriaque classique bet yalda qui signifie a la fois temps de naissance et plus specifiquement horoscope sous lequel on nait. L'utilisation de mwld comme terme technique dans les con…
Gideon Goldenberg FestschriftAsherM. Bar Gideon Goldenberg Festschrift Massorot: Studies in Language Traditions and Jewish Languages, 9-11Jerusalem, 1997, 577 (in Hebrew), xlvii (English summaries)
Language and Literature in the Second Temple Period
Il s'agit d'un compte rendu critique de Qumran Cave 4: Parabiblical Texts Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XIX). Ce volume est d'une grande qualite scientifique. Alors que 1997 marque le cinquantieme anniversaire de la decouverte des manuscrits de la mer morte, il faut rappeler que nous restions assez peu renseignes sur la litterature juive de la periode du second Temple avant leur decouverte. Le volume XIX en question pose de nouvelles …
A New Clue to the Original Length of the Genesis Apocryphon
L'apocryphe de la Genese pose de nombreux problemes de transcription et d'interpretation. Grâce a de nouvelles sources, l'A. est en mesure de poser le probleme de la longueur initiale de l'apocryphe. On peut avancer avec raison que le rouleau est ampute de 70 a 105 colonnes. Les estimations les plus basses amenent a penser que nous sommes en presence d'un apocryphe dont nous possedons seulement la fin alors qu'a l'origine, il devait etre extraord…
On some readings and interpretations in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts
This study takes a new look at a number of obscure passages in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts discussed in Christa Müller-Kessler's article "More on puzzling words and spellings in Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts", published inBSOAS75/1, 2012, 1-31. Among the words discussed are ברזא 'wild boar', מנוביא 'wailing', מסחיפתא 'overthrower (type of demon)', ספסיפא 'burning' and פרהזני 'protectors', all new to the Jewish Ba…
Linguistic notes on magic bowls in the Moussaieff Collection
The study of Babylonian Aramaic magic bowls has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years owing to a wave of new publications which have considerably enriched the corpus of texts now at the reader's disposal. In parallel, significant progress has been made in the identification, publication and study of accurate manuscripts of Babylonian Rabbinic literature. Based upon a close reading of recently published magic bowls from the Moussaie…
The Meaning of byt םידלומ תיב in the Qumran Wisdom Texts
Les contextes dans lesquels apparaissent les termes byt mwldym suggerent clairement que le sujet de cette expression est la predestination de toute chose creee. L'interpretation correcte de mwld est signe astrologique sous lequel on nait. L'expression est parallele au syriaque classique bet yalda qui signifie a la fois temps de naissance et plus specifiquement horoscope sous lequel on nait. L'utilisation de mwld comme terme technique dans les con…
A New Clue to the Original Length of the Genesis Apocryphon
L'apocryphe de la Genese pose de nombreux problemes de transcription et d'interpretation. Grâce a de nouvelles sources, l'A. est en mesure de poser le probleme de la longueur initiale de l'apocryphe. On peut avancer avec raison que le rouleau est ampute de 70 a 105 colonnes. Les estimations les plus basses amenent a penser que nous sommes en presence d'un apocryphe dont nous possedons seulement la fin alors qu'a l'origine, il devait etre extraord…
Language and Literature in the Second Temple Period
Il s'agit d'un compte rendu critique de Qumran Cave 4: Parabiblical Texts Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XIX). Ce volume est d'une grande qualite scientifique. Alors que 1997 marque le cinquantieme anniversaire de la decouverte des manuscrits de la mer morte, il faut rappeler que nous restions assez peu renseignes sur la litterature juive de la periode du second Temple avant leur decouverte. Le volume XIX en question pose de nouvelles …
Gideon Goldenberg FestschriftAsherM. Bar Gideon Goldenberg Festschrift Massorot: Studies in Language Traditions and Jewish Languages, 9-11Jerusalem, 1997, 577 (in Hebrew), xlvii (English summaries)
The Meaning of byt םידלומ תיב in the Qumran Wisdom Texts
Les contextes dans lesquels apparaissent les termes byt mwldym suggerent clairement que le sujet de cette expression est la predestination de toute chose creee. L'interpretation correcte de mwld est signe astrologique sous lequel on nait. L'expression est parallele au syriaque classique bet yalda qui signifie a la fois temps de naissance et plus specifiquement horoscope sous lequel on nait. L'utilisation de mwld comme terme technique dans les con…
Ginza Rba (The Great Treasure)
A ‘Reconstructionist’ Approach to the Dead Sea Scrolls: E. Puech's edition of Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XXV
Linguistic notes on magic bowls in the Moussaieff Collection
The study of Babylonian Aramaic magic bowls has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years owing to a wave of new publications which have considerably enriched the corpus of texts now at the reader's disposal. In parallel, significant progress has been made in the identification, publication and study of accurate manuscripts of Babylonian Rabbinic literature. Based upon a close reading of recently published magic bowls from the Moussaie…
Notes on the Noun Patterns in the Yemenite Tradition of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
The Yemenite reading tradition of the Babylonian Talmud has been regarded by some authorities (e.g. S. Morag) as providing a reliable source for the vocalization of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic. The present study considers the Yemenite vocalization of nominal forms in the light of manuscript evidence and comparative material and suggests that in many cases, the Yemenite tradition does not preserve the historical forms. The article cncludes with a de…
Neo-Aramaic and its Linguistic Context
This volume contains papers on the Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialects and the languages in contact with them. The papers make important contributions to the documentation of the dialects and to the understanding of their development in the context of non-Semitic contact languages.
Hebrew language and script
Hebrew was the language spoken and written in the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and subsequently in the Second Commonwealth, and the national language of the Jewish people. It was initially written in the Phoenician script, but this later developed into a distinct national script. This old Hebrew script, however, is not the direct ancestor of the familiar square script in which Hebrew is now written.
On some readings and interpretations in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts
This study takes a new look at a number of obscure passages in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts discussed in Christa Müller-Kessler's article "More on puzzling words and spellings in Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts", published inBSOAS75/1, 2012, 1-31. Among the words discussed are ברזא 'wild boar', מנוביא 'wailing', מסחיפתא 'overthrower (type of demon)', ספסיפא 'burning' and פרהזני 'protectors', all new to the Jewish Ba…
Yahia Bihram's Narrative Colophons Part 1: Dc 35
Yahia Bihram, a pivotal figure in the Mandaean community of the 19 th century, composed several autobiographical texts. This article presents a new edition of one of his lengthiest works, incorporating numerous corrected readings based upon close examination of the original manuscript. With the aid of recent linguistic research into Neo-Mandaic and contemporary documents, the article proposes many new interpretations and the correct identificatio…
Mandaic Incantation(s) on Lead Scrolls from the Schøyen Collection
This article presents a first edition of three Mandaic lamellae from the Schøyen Collection, MS 2087/10, 2087/11, and 2087/18, which are the product of the same scribe and probably constituted a single amulet. The language of the amulet differs from that of other Mandaic texts, and demonstrates unknown or rare phonetic and morphological features. In addition, several lexemes that were hitherto unattested in Mandaic have been identified. Some of t…
Yet Again on the Unique Incantation Bowl BM 135563
In a recent issue of this journal, Theodore Kwasman and Christa Müller-Kessler have taken issue with several of the present author's writings, in particular his edition of the incantation bowl BM 135563, and presented serious claims of professional incompetence. The present contribution addresses several of the misleading arguments that they have raised, and demonstrates that they are often based upon misunderstandings, mis-citations, or inaccura…
The Aramaic Inscription from a Cave Complex at Abraham’s House, Mount of Olives and the Hasmonean Calendar—A New Reading and Interpretation
This article presents a new reading and interpretation of the Aramaic burial inscription from the “Abraham’s House” complex. Rather than representing a curse, we propose that the inscription records the year in which the loculus was completed. Moreover, we suggested that year 99 is counted not from Hyrcanus’ death but rather from the time of his accession to high public office, either as king or as high priest. The use of a continuous numbering s…
As Dry Trees That Have No Fruits: A Mandaean Spell against Childlessness from the Schøyen Collection (MLSC 18, 19)
This article publishes the surviving parts of a hitherto unknown Mandaean spell for the protection of a woman from childlessness. The spell has been reconstructed from two fragmentary amulets that were written on lead lamellae in the Sasanid period (MLSC 18 and 19). The overlapping sections of the two amulets show some linguistic differences but are otherwise clearly parallel copies of the same formula. The spell is narrated in the name of Iauar …
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