"Beloved of the Lady Are Those Who …": A Recurring Memorial Formula in the Sinaitic Inscriptions
This paper proposes a revised interpretation of the recurring sequence ḏ t b ṯ n m ṯ found in the early alphabetic inscriptions from Serabit el-Khadem, an Egyptian turquoise mining facility located in the Sinai Peninsula. I argue that this sequence combines with the well-known phrase m(ʾ)hb(b)ʿlt &q...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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The University of Chicago Press
2020
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Bulletin of ASOR
Έτος: 2020, Τόμος: 384, Σελίδες: 133-158 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Northwest Semitic epigraphy
B Sinaitic inscriptions B reflectance transformation imaging B early alphabetic inscriptions |
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| Σύνοψη: | This paper proposes a revised interpretation of the recurring sequence ḏ t b ṯ n m ṯ found in the early alphabetic inscriptions from Serabit el-Khadem, an Egyptian turquoise mining facility located in the Sinai Peninsula. I argue that this sequence combines with the well-known phrase m(ʾ)hb(b)ʿlt "beloved of the Lady" in Sinai 351, 353, 360, and 361 to form a memorial formula meaning "Beloved of the Lady are those who tell people about Māṯ." It thus expresses a sentiment similar to contemporaneous Egyptian inscriptions from Serabit el-Khadem: the author of the inscriptions—in this case Māṯ—asks the reader to perform some action on his behalf. In return, he assures the reader that they will be beloved of the Lady (i.e., Hathor, the patron goddess of the mining district). |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/709746 |