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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
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