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["Gary Hedrick" <garyh AT cjfm.org>]

        Although the article does mention a difference in "spelling,"
perhaps it's easier to think of it as a difference in vocalization. In
transliteration, a word in one language is expressed phonetically using
another language's characters. Ideally, it comes out in the other language
sounding at least roughly like it did in the original. But in this case,
there are slight yet distinct differences in vocalization, although the
similarity is close enough to make the match unmistakable (Nebo-Sarsekim vs.
Nabu-sharrussu-ukin). 

Gary Hedrick
San Antonio, Texas USA

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Martin Shields
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] UK Report: Archaeological Find Confirms Hebrew Text
of Jeremiah

An interesting find, but how could the name not be "spelled  
differently" when one is written in Hebrew and the other in Akkadian?

Martin Shields,
Sydney, Australia.

On 12/07/2007, at 3:37 PM, Gary Hedrick wrote:

>             Listers, here’s an interesting story from today’s issue  
> of the
> Daily Telegraph in the UK. It suggests that a recent archaeological
> discovery from 2,500 years ago may substantiate the existence of a  
> minor
> character mentioned in the Hebrew text of Jeremiah 39. But the  
> spelling of
> the name in the recently-discovered inscription is slightly  
> different from
> the name as it appears in the MT. Interesting report, nonetheless.  
> Regards
> to all.
>
>
>
> HYPERLINK
> "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/11/ 
> ntablet111.
> xml"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/11/ 
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