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On Sippar’s Quay: Cuneiform Tablets with Aramaic Inscriptions from the Böhl Collection in Leiden

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: In this article we publish and study three Neo-Babylonian cuneiform texts from the Böhl Collection that contain Aramaic inscriptions. Deriving from the same archival context, these tablets bring to life the complex social fabric of Sippar’s entrepreneurial harbour community and its multilinguistic landscape. We argue that the appearance of alphabetic inscriptions in this setting is not a coincidence and tells us more about the role of Aramaic in Babylonian society at the time.

Source: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie

DOI: 10.1515/za-2020-0008

Authors: Bastian Still, Rieneke Sonnevelt

Institutions: American University in Cairo, Leiden University

Language: English

Topic: Ancient Near East History

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,712