Life and mortality in Ugaritic : a lexical and literary study / Matthew McAffee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAffee, Matthew, author.

Series:

Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations ; 7.

Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ugaritic language--Lexicology.

Ugaritic language.

Life--Terminology.

Life.

Death--Terminology.

Death.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages )

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2019]

Summary:

"Identifies and analyzes the Ugaritic terms most commonly used to talk about life and mortality in order to construct a more representative framework of the ancient perspective on these topics"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. An Analysis of Words for "Life" in Ugaritic

Chapter 2. NPŠ and Other Terms for Body Parts Especially Associated with the Concept of Life

Chapter 3. An Analysis of Words for "Death" in Ugaritic

Chapter 4. The Ugaritic Rapaʾūma

Chapter 5. Life and Mortality at Ugarit: A Synthesis

Appendix. First Millennium BC Funerary Monuments

Bibliography

Index of Authors

Index of Scripture

Index of Ugaritic Sources

Index of Subjects

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64602-036-7

1-64602-038-3

OCLC:

1121657131