Zeichenwahl zur Präzisierung von Konsonant oder Vokal: zi und ṣe (zí) im Kodex Hammurapi
The fact that the signs zi and zí were both used in the Codex Hammurapi to write the sequences /ṣi/ and /ze/ will be explained by the superposition of two orthographic systems. One system is based on the acquisition of phonetic values from Sumerian in which the vowels /i/ and /e/ were distinguished....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
2018
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Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2017, Volume: 107, Issue: 2, Pages: 218-235 |
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| Summary: | The fact that the signs zi and zí were both used in the Codex Hammurapi to write the sequences /ṣi/ and /ze/ will be explained by the superposition of two orthographic systems. One system is based on the acquisition of phonetic values from Sumerian in which the vowels /i/ and /e/ were distinguished. In the other system, which must have developed in a Semitic context – presumably due to frequent writings of the sequence /ṣe/ in forms of the common verb waṣûm –, the primary phonetic value of the sign zí is /ṣe/. It will be demonstrated that the combination of the two orthographic systems was advantageously used in the Codex Hammurapi. The sign zí was employed for a more precise identification of the /ṣ/ onset and the sign zi for a more accurate marking of the /i/ vowel of the sequence /ṣi/. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-1150 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/za-2017-0002 |