Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Martin Shields <enkidu AT bigpond.net.au>]

Gary,

Mine was intended to be a rhetorical question. Aside from different  
languages, there are problems reconstructing vocalisation of the  
languages involved, one of the languages (Hebrew) didn't preserve  
most vowel sounds, and so on. Further complicating matters, it seems  
probable that there were some dialectical variations within the  
languages involved such that vocalisation varied depending upon the  
speaker. So it seemed to me that asserting that the names are spelled  
differently is ultimately meaningless, hence my original comment!

This should not detract from the import of the find (although I'm  
surprised they described it as of a similar size to a 10-pack of  
cigarettes rather than as about the size of an iPhone...).

Martin Shields,
Sydney, Australia.

On 12/07/2007, at 4:14 PM, Gary Hedrick wrote:

>         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
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Martin  
> Shields
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:54 AM
> To: b-hebrew Hebrew
> 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/
> > ntablet1
> > 11.xml
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Dr Martin A. Shields

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