The Mesopotamian gardens and the cuneiform sign bára/bara2 (barag)
There seems to be a nexus between "gardens" and "bodies of water" in ancient Mesopotamia. The latest authoritative Sumerian dictionary (Sjöberg 1984:134-148) does not consider the possibility of bára/bara2 (barag) as having the meaning of a "body of water" or a demarcat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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Journal for semitics
Year: 2011, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 531-545 |
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| Summary: | There seems to be a nexus between "gardens" and "bodies of water" in ancient Mesopotamia. The latest authoritative Sumerian dictionary (Sjöberg 1984:134-148) does not consider the possibility of bára/bara2 (barag) as having the meaning of a "body of water" or a demarcated "water pool" in the cuneiform literature. However, when the cuneiform sign"s contextual meaning in relevant Sumerian literary material and the probable original meaning of the cuneiform sign is reconsidered, this additional meaning of the cuneiform sign bára/bara2 (barag) becomes highly probable. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC101184 |