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Re: [b-hebrew] Cognate languages (was Ugaritic Studies)

From: "R. Lehmann" <lehmann AT uni-mainz.de>
To: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Cognate languages (was Ugaritic Studies)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:45:53 +0100

I strongly the following two ways, depending on your special interests. There is one look back (A), and one look forward (B).

If the goal ultimately is to better understand the Hebrew Bible, after having learned 'proper' Biblical Hebrew, there is

A. The look back:

1. Biblical Aramaic (because it's in the Bible itself)
2. Imperial Aramaic (grammar & epigraphy)
3. Phoenician (grammar & epigraphy)
4. Ugaritic
5. the Transjordan languages ("Truemmmersprachen"): Moabite, Ammonite, dialect of Deir Alla, and so on, & epigraphy)
6. Akkadian
…

B. The look forward:

1. Biblical Aramaic (because it's in the Bible itself)
2. Imperial Aramaic
3. Palmyrene, Nabataean …
4. the Transjordan's (see above)
5. Syriac
6. Arabian
…

regards,
Reinhard

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Dr. Reinhard G. Lehmann
Academic Director
Research Unit on Ancient Hebrew & Epigraphy
FB 01/ Faculty of Protestant Theology
Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz
D-55099 Mainz
Germany
lehmann AT uni-mainz.de
http://www.hebraistik.uni-mainz.de
http://www.ev.theologie.uni-mainz.de/297.php
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Re: [b-hebrew] Cognate languages (was Ugaritic Studies), R. Lehmann, 01/06/2010