Symbolic Gestures in Akkadian Contracts from Alalakh and Ugarit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4983375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Draffkorn Kilmer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177 |
| Publication date | 1974-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/600889 |
| OpenAlex | W2321153670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The expression ina appi Sadddu occurs in two texts from Alalakh Level IV (AT 16 and AT 92). This expression has generally been understood as reflecting mistreatment of some kind. The present paper offers another-more plausible-explanation. ina appi Sadddu has to be regarded as a legal formula denoting breach of contract. This interpretation finds corroboration in contemporary contracts from nearby Ugarit where similar symbolic gestures or figures of speech occur which are used as legal formulae in contracts to denote its breach. The expressions under discussion were understood to include forfeiture of money or property. Dedicated to the memory of E. A. Speiser, teacher and friend
Akkadian · Art · Gesture · Linguistics · Literature · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2011 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |