Year: 2023
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter discusses the various Old Iranian names attested in Late Babylonian sources. These names occur from the Neo-Assyrian period onwards, but as can be expected, most of them occur in texts dated to the Achaemenid period (c. 539–331 BCE). After a short introduction, the chapter briefly presents the types of textual sources where the names are attested, a typology of Old Iranian names (including four hybrid names and demonstrating that especially hypocoristic names occur), elements in names (with a list of the most frequent ones), and spelling and normalisation conventions, including a discussion of some errors. Here the reader will discover that the Babylonian scribes were extremely accurate in their rendering of Old Iranian names, despite the large difference between Babylonian and Old Iranian. The chapter ends with a discussion of some socio-onomastic aspects of Old Iranian names in Late Babylonian sources. Transposition tables are offered as annex to the chapter.
Author: Jan Tavernier
Language: English
Topic: Ancient Near East History
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4390485780