ʾeben gĕlāl (Ezra 5
(8, 6:4) Again
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15911570 |
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| Authors | H G M Williamson (0000-0002-9477-0668, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 280 |
| Pages | 83-88 |
| Publication date | 1990-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1357312 |
| OpenAlex | W2317961873 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Previous explanations of Aramaic ʾeben gĕlāl, including those of Bowman (1965) and Stager (1985), are examined and found to be unsatisfactory. The use of gll in an Aramaic gloss to one of the Elamite fortification tablets from Persepolis is discussed against the linguistic and historical background of the Elamite text in question. Applying the results to the phrase in Ezra 5:8 and 6:4, it is concluded that a paraphrase such as "specially selected stone" comes closest to the required meaning
Art · Epistemology · Gloss (optics · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential · Paraphrase · Phrase · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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