The Canaanite Poem of the Gracious Gods, Line 12
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3965280 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodor H Gaster (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1947 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 326 |
| Publication date | 1947-10-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/596070 |
| OpenAlex | W2326785451 |
| Language | EN |
and this reading has been accepted by all subsequent editors. In JAOS 66 (1946), 60ff. I suggested that the meaning was Seven times place the image of the moon on the tablestone( ?), and on the basis of that translation ventured some rather rash speculations concerning the nature of the rite involved. A reconsideration of the passage now leads me to propose that the correct reading is really sb'd yrgm 'I 'gb w'rbm t'nyn
Art · Epistemology · Line (geometry) · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Poetry · Reading (process) · Rite · Theology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |