From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: Ian Hutchesson <mc2499 AT mclink.it>, Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: historiography (Jonathan: was Solomon)
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 12:41:28 +0200
[Ian] What have you found in the table [ofNations] from the 12th
century?
[JD Safren] Aram.
[Ian] While not disputing the source you indicate, how did the "n" get
in the
name? [Askenaz, written A$.GU.ZA in cuneiform]
[JDSafren] Dissimilation. Madda > Manda (as in Mandaic).
[Ian] Your argument regarding Ur of the Chaldeans goes against the
general tendency, ie it is
in the category of the exception.
[JDSafren] What makes it exceptional? Many Americans remember exaclty
where their ancestors came from, even if it may have been before the
Revolutionary War.
Yours,
Jonathan
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Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel