Another Look at the Curse in Sefire I A 24
The curse found in the Sefire Treaty inscription I A 24 (KAI 222) has resisted a consensus interpretation. A recent study by J. Dušek points the way to a more accurate understanding. Further refinement yields a coherent curse, focused on the reversal of the masculinity of the treaty-breakers’ army a...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Aramaic studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-8 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aramaic language
/ Safīra
/ Inscription
/ Curse
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Treaty
B Inscriptions B Assyrian B Sefire B Aramaic B Gender B Curses B North-West Semitic |
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Summary: | The curse found in the Sefire Treaty inscription I A 24 (KAI 222) has resisted a consensus interpretation. A recent study by J. Dušek points the way to a more accurate understanding. Further refinement yields a coherent curse, focused on the reversal of the masculinity of the treaty-breakers’ army and the consequent neutralisation of its martial effectiveness. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10029 |