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'Aram' in the Aramaic Inscriptions from Sefire.

Over many decades the references to 'Aram' in the Aramaic inscription Sefire i a, 5-6 have been interpreted as referring to a geographical location. Various scholars have proposed different solutions for the identification of this region. Nevertheless, a parallel formula, which appears in some Neo-A...

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Published in:Aramaic Studies Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23
Main Author: Dušek, Jan
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2017
Subjects:
Aramaic inscriptions
Stele (Archaeology)
Archaeology
Geographic information systems
Inscriptions
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Over many decades the references to 'Aram' in the Aramaic inscription Sefire i a, 5-6 have been interpreted as referring to a geographical location. Various scholars have proposed different solutions for the identification of this region. Nevertheless, a parallel formula, which appears in some Neo-Assyrian adê-texts, sheds new light on the meaning of 'Aram' in the Sefire inscription.