Sinai 357
A Northwest Semitic Votive Inscription to Teššob
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3968819 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aren M Wilson-Wright (0000-0001-8217-6381, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 136 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | American Oriental Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.136.2.247 |
| OpenAlex | W2477824462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Although Sinai 357 is one of the longest and best-preserved early alphabetic inscriptions from Serabit el-Khadem, these characteristics have not made it any easier to interpret. Most scholars read it as a command from a mining foreman to one of his subordinates, but this reading creates logical and contextual problems. To avoid these problems, I read Sinai 357 as a votive inscription to the Hurrian deity Teššob that employs language similar to first-millennium Northwest Semitic dedicatory inscriptions. Such a reading reflects cultural and linguistic contact between speakers of Egyptian, Hurrian, and a Northwest Semitic language at the site of Serabit el-Khadem
Ancient history · Arabic · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Reading (process) · Semitic languages · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |