Assyrian Epistolary Formulae
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3960413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert H Pfeiffer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1923 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Pages | 26 |
| Publication date | 1923-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/593295 |
| OpenAlex | W2320246892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
FOUR OFENING FORMULAE are used by the Sargonid kings of Assvria in their correspondence: 1. Word (or message) of the king (amdt Sarri)' 2. Order of the king (abit Sarri)2 3. Letter (or tablet) of and so (duppu pulani)3 4. To A say: thus sayeth B (ana pulani kibema umma Sarruma) .4 In writing to persons of equal rank, the salutation, added to one of the first three formulae, was: I am well! Greetings to you!(sulmu idsi, Iti sulmu ana kasa) ;5 while, with individuals
Ancient Near East History · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Linguistics and language evolution
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 1970 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |