A New Interpretation of Two Hittite Verbs with the Stem ark- and its Implications for the Miraculous Birth Legend in the Zalpa-Text
Currently, two Hittite verbs with the stem ark- are distinguished; one which is taken to mean ‘to cut off’, ‘to divide’, and one which is usually translated as ‘to mount’ or ‘to climb’. In this article, two different interpretations will be proposed, which fit the available evidence better and eluci...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
De Gruyter
2023
|
In: |
Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2023, Volume: 113, Issue: 2, Pages: 266-278 |
Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Summary: | Currently, two Hittite verbs with the stem ark- are distinguished; one which is taken to mean ‘to cut off’, ‘to divide’, and one which is usually translated as ‘to mount’ or ‘to climb’. In this article, two different interpretations will be proposed, which fit the available evidence better and elucidate some problematic or enigmatic attestations of these verbs, including a much-debated scene at the beginning of the Zalpa-text. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1613-1150 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
|
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/za-2023-0017 |