Description: The Ancient South Arabian Royal Edicts from the Southern Gate of Timna and the Gabal Labah: A New Edition With Philological and Historical Commentary ... Forschungen Auf Der Arabischen Halbinsel) [Hardcover] Mazzini, Giovanni Product Overview English summary: The kingdom of Qataban flourished in ancient South Arabia during the second half of the first millennium BC. There is an extensive corpus of around two thousand inscriptions written in Qatabanic, one of the linguistic variants of ancient South Arabian, which provides information on many aspects of the society and language of Qataban. It also helps to reveal ancient South Arabian history as a whole. The present book is a new edition with philological and historical commentary of some of the most important royal edicts belonging to the Qatabanic corpus. These edicts, that were inscribed on an imposing stone city gate of Timna, the capital of the Qatabanian kingdom, and on the sacred mountain of the Gabal Labah, give us a unique insight into the functioning and the institutions of the Qatabanian legal system, and contribute to a better understanding of the intriguing complexity of the legal language of Qatabanic. The in-depth analysis of the Qatabanian legal system shows the crucial role played by the law in the ancient South Arabian society. Furthermore, many aspects of the ancient South Arabian law present interesting parallels with various regions of the ancient Near East that indicates an ancient cultural and linguistic continuity between the two areas. German description: Ab der Mitte des 1. Jahrtausends v. Chr. betritt mit Qataban ein weiterer Akteur die politische Buhne Sudarabiens, der die Sabaer in ihrer bisherigen dominierenden Stellung ablost. Uber Sprache, Geschichte und Kultur dieses bislang auch in der Altertumswissenschaft wenig beachteten antiken Konigreichs unterrichtet ein umfangreiches Inschriftenkorpus, das auf Qatabanisch, eine der Sprachvarianten des Altsudarabischen, abgefasst ist. Von besonderer Bedeutung ist dabei eine Reihe juristischer Verordnungen und Erlasse von Konigen und deren Korperschaften aus der Hauptstadt Timna? und Umgebung, die einen Einblick in die komplexe Gesellschaft Qatabans gewahren. In vorliegender Arbeit werden diese Texte neu ediert und mit einem ausfuhrlichen philologischen und historischen Kommentar versehen. Dies bildet sodann die Grundlage fur eine ausfuhrliche Analyse der qatabanischen Rechtsordnung und zeigt zugleich auf, welche bedeutende Rolle dem Recht in den Gesellschaften des vorislamischen Sudarabien zukommt. Daruber hinaus weisen viele Aspekte des altsudarabischen Rechts uberraschende Parallelen mit dem Alten Orient auf. Read more Details Publisher : Reichert Verlag; New edition (July 6, 2020) Language : English Hardcover : 503 pages ISBN-10 : 3954904667 ISBN-13 : 62 Item Weight : 5.07 pounds Dimensions : 8 x 1.5 x 11.25 inches Best Sellers Rank: #10,762,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #31,518 in Linguistics Reference #774,981 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) #31,518 in Linguistics Reference #774,981 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 3954904667
ISBN10: 3954904667
ISBN13: 9783954904662
EAN: 9783954904662
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Brand: Dr Ludwig Reichert
GTIN: 09783954904662
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Ancient South Arabian Royal Edicts from the Southern Gate of Timna and the Gabal Labah : A New Edition with Philological and Historical Commentary
Publisher: Reichert DR., Ludwig
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 81.1 Oz
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Author: Giovanni Mazzini
Series: Epigraphische Forschungen Auf Der Arabischen Halbinsel Ser.
Format: Hardcover
