Banned and Branded: The Mesopotamian Background of Šamata
The verb √šmt and noun šamata, attested in the dialects of Eastern Aramaic in the Sasanian period, would seem at first to be synonymous with the Palestinian term nidui, ‘excommunication’. However, a closer examination reveals that šamata has a different semantic value. It is not simply conceived as...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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Aramaic studies
Année: 2021, Volume: 19, Numéro: 2, Pages: 177-197 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Αραμαϊκή γλώσσα
/ Συριακή γλώσσα
/ Σάματα
/ Αφορισμός
/ Herem <Βίβλος>
/ Κατάρα (μοτίβο)
/ Βία (μοτίβο)
/ Θεός (μοτίβο)
/ Ακκαδική γλώσσα
/ Ναός (μοτίβο)
/ Αφοσίωση
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| Classifications IxTheo: | CA Christianisme HA Bible |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Babylonian Talmud
B incantation bowls B Mesopotamia B oblates B Excommunication B Eastern Aramaic B Branding |
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| Résumé: | The verb √šmt and noun šamata, attested in the dialects of Eastern Aramaic in the Sasanian period, would seem at first to be synonymous with the Palestinian term nidui, ‘excommunication’. However, a closer examination reveals that šamata has a different semantic value. It is not simply conceived as a social sanction of excommunication but is understood as a curse involving divine violence; is closely associated with binding; and is often perceived as the property of powerful agents. In this article I argue that √šmt is derived from the Akkadian šamātu, ‘to mark’, ‘to brand’, especially in its more restricted sense ‘to brand temple slaves’ and ‘to dedicate a person to a deity’. Understanding the Mesopotamian roots of šamata might help us better explain its unique regional features, shared by the Aramaic speaking groups in the Sasanian Empire. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10023 |