The Aramaic of Daniel in the light of Old Aramaic

129 Pages·1992·5.11 MB·English

by  Zdravko Stefanovic

JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
SUPPLEMENT SERIES
129
Editors
David J.A. Clines
Philip R. Davies
JSOT Press
Sheffield
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THE ARAMAIC OF
DANIEL IN THE LIGHT
OF OLD ARAMAIC
Zdravko Stefanovic
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Supplement Series 129
Copyright © 1992 Sheffield Academic Press
Published by JSOT Press
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Sheffield Academic Press Ltd
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Typeset by Sheffield Academic Press
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Printed on acid-free paper in Great Britain
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Stefanovic, Zdravko
Aramaic of Daniel in the Light of Old
Aramaic.—(JSOT Supplement Series, ISSN
0309-0787; No. 129)
I. Title II. Series
224.506
ISBN 1-85075-351-2
CONTENTS
Preface 7
Abreviations 8
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter 1
THE ENIGMA OF THE ARAMAIC OF DANIEL 13
A Survey of the Debate on the Aramaic of Daniel 17
Evidence from the New Material 20
The Use of Old Aramaic Texts 24
Chapter 2
LITERARY CORRELATIONS 28
Description of the Texts 28
The Nature of the Texts 31
Structures 36
Vocabulary 47
Chapter 3
GRAMMATICAL CORELATIONS 62
Orthography 62
Phonology 71
Morphology 80
Chapter 4
SYNTACTICAL CORELATIONS 95
GENERAL CONCLUSION 108
Appendix 1
LIST OF COMPARABLE EXPRESSIONS 109
6 The Aramaic of Daniel in the Light of Old Aramaic
Appendix 2
WORDS COMMON TO DANIEL AND THE TELL FAKHRIYAH
INSCRIPTION 12
Select Bibliography 17
Index of References 121
Index of Authors 126
PREFACE
The field of Aramaeology is an ever growing branch of general
linguistics, and that is why it offers so much excitement to everyone
who is involved in it. The field itself, however, is not just made up of
letters and inscriptions, but of real people who are companions to the
student in his or her research.
I have personally benefited from a number of such competent per-
sonalities to whom I now present my modest tribute. The study is
heartily dedicated to the late Professor E.Y. Kutscher, from whose
works I have learned much. As an outstanding Aramaist, he has taught
us all how to treat the dialect of Biblical Aramaic with respect and
care.
I also feel very much indebted to Professor W.H. Shea for his
constant support and valuable insights. Lastly I appreciate Professor
David J.A. Clines's kindness in accepting my manuscript for
publication in the JSOT Supplement Series.
ABBREVIATIONS
A AW Anzeigerfiir Altertumswissenschaft
AB Anchor Bible
AcOr Acta orientalia
AfO Archivfiir Orientforschung
AION Annali dell' istituto orientate dl Napoli
AJSL American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures
ANET J.B. Pritchard (ed.), Ancient Near Eastern Texts
AOS American Oriental Society
ArOr Archiv orientdlnt
AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies
BA Biblical Aramaic
B A Biblical Archaeologist
BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
BHS Biblia hebraica stuttgartensia
Bib Biblica
BibOr Biblica et orientalia
B TB Biblical Theology Bulletin
BZAW Beihefte zur ZAW
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CIS Corpus inscriptionum semiticarum
DA The Aramaic of the Book of Daniel, or (depending on context)
the Aramaic Portions of the Book of Daniel
EgA Egyptian Aramaic
EncJud Encyclopaedia Judaica
ETL Ephemerides theologicae lovanienses
HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs
HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual
ICC International Critical Commentary
IDB G.A. Buttrick (ed.), Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
IE] Israel Exploration Journal
JANESCU Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia
University
JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Abreviations 9
JJS Journal of Jewish Studies
JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies
JPOS Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society
JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JSS Journal of Semitic Studies
JTS Journal of Theological Studies
KAI H. Donner and W. Rollig, Kanaandische und aramdische
Inschriften
KB L. Koehler and W. Baumgartner (eds.), Lexicon in Veteris
Testamenti libros
Les LeSonenu
MDOG Mitteilungen der deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft
MUSJ Melanges de I'universite Saint-Joseph
OA Old Aramaic
OfA Official Aramaic
Or Orientalia
Or Ant Oriens antiquus
OTSt Old Testament Studies
PEQ Palestine Exploration Quarterly
QS QirjatSefer
RB Revue biblique
RevQ Revue de Qumran
RSO Rivista degli studi orientali
StudOr Studia orientalia
VT Vetus Testamentum
VTSup Vetus Testamentum, Supplements
ZA Zeitschriftfiir Assyriologie
ZA W Zeitschriftfiir die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
ZDMG Zeitschrift der deutschen morganldndischen Gesellschaft
ZKT Zeitschriftfiir katholische Theologie