From: owner-ane@ (ANE Digest) To: ane-digest Subject: ANE Digest V1997 #59 Reply-To: Sender: owner-ane@ Errors-To: owner-ane@ Precedence: bulk ANE Digest Friday, March 7 1997 Volume 1997 : Number 059 ane Conf Registration Closing Early ane [Fwd: Ancient apples/oranges?] ane 'jsj3r(w) or Israel on the Merenptah Stela Re: ane 'jsj3r(w) or Israel on the Merenptah Stela Re: ane 'jsj3r(w) or Israel on the Merenptah Stela ane Yahweh at Kuntillet Ajrud? ane Fieldwork Opportunity in Israel (forgive crosslisting) ane ASOR Annual Meeting News ane NACAL lodgings ane soc. sci. book ane BYZANTINE STUDIES CONFERENCE ane Fieldwork Opportunity in Israel (forgive crosslisting) (fwd) ane Yuddha a Sanskrit word? Re: ane Yuddha a Sanskrit word? ane Query on Nabu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:49:43 -0500 (EST) From: "ERIC H. CLINE" Subject: ane Conf Registration Closing Early Registration for the "Aegean and the Orient in the Second Millennium" conference at the University of Cincinnati will close on 15 March, rather than on 1 April as previously announced, due to the tremendous response. We will accept registration forms for the next ten days or until all available seats are taken, whichever comes first. Please send in your registration forms immediately if you are planning to attend the conference and have not yet already done so. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Eric H. Cline, Ph.D. | | | | Visiting Assistant Professor Adjunct Research Assistant Professor | | Dept of History, Xavier University Dept of Classics, Univ of Cincinnati | | Cincinnati, OH 45207 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0226 | | (Cline@xavier.xu.edu; 513-745-3279) (Clinee@ucbeh.san.uc.edu) | | | | Editor, NESTOR | | Dept of Classics | | University of Cincinnati | | Cincinnati, OH 45221-0226 | | (Nestor@ucbeh.san.uc.edu) | - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 07:21:33 -0800 From: Joseph Augusta Subject: ane [Fwd: Ancient apples/oranges?] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------------3FC05DA51CEE0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Joseph Augusta wrote: Professors, historians, students, help a sculptor answer these questions. When we discuss Moses/Ahkenaten, are we in the realm of a discussion of Odysseus/Solon? Is the historical record for the existence/accomplishments of Moses as strong as that of Ahkenaten? Is the Exodus in the realm of Troy, as compared to the physical evidence of the Pyramids, or the Parthenon? Finally, do we look to the Aeneid for the founding of Carthage, or to Phoenician archeological records? Are we discussing things that are equal, or is it apples and oranges? Thank you. Joseph Augusta augusta@slip.net San Francisco - ------------3FC05DA51CEE0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: message/rfc822 Message-ID: <331EDE83.20CD@slip.net> Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 07:10:59 -0800 From: Joseph Augusta X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0b2 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ANE@slip.net, news@slip.net, group@slip.net Subject: Ancient apples/oranges? X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Professors, historians, students, help a sculptor answer these questions. When we discuss Moses/Ahkenaten, are we in the realm of a discussion of Odysseus/Solon? Is the historical record for the existence/accomplishments of Moses as strong as that of Ahkenaten? Is the Exodus in the realm of Troy, as compared to the physical evidence of the Pyramids, or the Parthenon? Finally, do we look to the Aeneid for the founding of Carthage, or to Phoenician archeological records? Are we discussing things that are equal, or is it apples and oranges? Thank you. Joseph Augusta augusta@slip.net San Francisco - ------------3FC05DA51CEE0-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 16:51:57 +0300 From: anaccash@dm.net.lb (Naccache) Subject: ane 'jsj3r(w) or Israel on the Merenptah Stela On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Ari Wyler wrote: > The mention of "Israel" in the political stela of Merenptah has prompted >scholars to believe Merenptah to have been the pharaoh of the Exodus. The Merenptah stela carries the following signs: 'jsj3r(w) accompanied by the plural sign and the determinative for people. Reading 'jsj3r(w) as 'Israel' is a purely ideological reading that, hundred years after it was first proposed, still lacks any corroborating evidence. The fact that the reading 'Israel' has been uncritically accepted by Biblical scholars and archaeologists does not by itself give it any validity. Albert Naccache Lebanese University anaccash@dm.net.lb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 12:00:17 -0500 (EST) From: AriWyler@aol.com Subject: Re: ane 'jsj3r(w) or Israel on the Merenptah Stela Albert Naccache wrote: >The Merenptah stela carries the following signs: 'jsj3r(w) accompanied by >the plural sign and the determinative for people. Absolutely. I wrote: >Probably "Israel" in the context of Merenptah's stela does not mean a land or a kingdom >but a people. Here is something else interesting from the report of an Egyptian official: > "We have finished allowing the Shoshu (Bedouin) tribes of Edom to pass the >fortress of Merenptah which is in Tjeku to the pools of Pi-Tum of Merenptah >which are in Tjeku, in order to keep them alive and to keep alive their >flocks by the goodness of Pharaoh... Redford has suggested that these Shoshu were the same as the Israelites, a semi-nomadic people in central Palestine. The Shoshu are frequently mentioned in Egyptian texts, although their pastoral lifestyle hasn't left any archaeological traces. These Shoshu seem to have been a bit of a thorn in the side of the Ramesside pharaohs. Ari Wyler ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 11:17:34 -0600 From: Jack Kilmon Subject: Re: ane 'jsj3r(w) or Israel on the Merenptah Stela Naccache wrote: > > On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Ari Wyler wrote: > > > The mention of "Israel" in the political stela of Merenptah has prompted > >scholars to believe Merenptah to have been the pharaoh of the Exodus. > > The Merenptah stela carries the following signs: 'jsj3r(w) accompanied by > the plural sign and the determinative for people. > > Reading 'jsj3r(w) as 'Israel' is a purely ideological reading that, hundred > years after it was first proposed, still lacks any corroborating evidence. > The fact that the reading 'Israel' has been uncritically accepted by > Biblical scholars and archaeologists does not by itself give it any validity. I am one who believes that the exodus..or whatever historical event is represented by the exodus story...took place shortly after the expulsion of the Hyksos when the "people of Joseph" would no longer have been viewed as kinsmen. I think that Amenhotep II was the pharoah of the "captivity" and Tuthmosis IV, the exodus. The anachronistic use of the "city of Ramses" which was correct at the time of the writing would have been Avaris at the time of the historical event. I see this much as the reference to Abraham and "Ur of the Chaldees" as an anachronism. This seems to be the only thread which holds for the Ramsiid period. If the jsj3r(w) inscription does refer to "Israel" as a NATION, it would make more sense to me under this chronology. If the story of Joseph is historical, given the chronology of events, It would have to have occured during the reign of Apepi I who was the only Hyksos Pharoah who reigned long enough to conform to the account (40 years). If this is so, "Israel" would have had enough time to develop as a rudimentary "nation." Otherwise, I cannot see the premature use of the term by Merneptah had he been the Pharoah of the exodus. The reference at 1 Kings 6:1, if taken at face value, places the exodus during the reign of TIV as well. Jack Kilmon Houston, TX JPMan@accesscomm.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 97 12:13:48 EST From: Ted Lewis Subject: ane Yahweh at Kuntillet Ajrud? On Wed, 05 Mar 97 08:29:41 PST Jonathan D. Safren said: >and transfers it to Canaan. In Ugarit we have tr 'il - "the Bull >El"; and in Israel, we have the bowl inscription from Kuntillet >Ajrud (on the border between the Negev and Sinai!), depicting YHWH >with a human body, a bull's head and tail, followed by his Asherah, >with a human body, a cow's head and tail. On bulls and West Semitic deities, see the bronze bull from the Bull site published by Mazar (BASOR 247, 1982) as well as the bovine depicted on the "Shema'yahu son of Azaryahu" seal (B. Sass in Studies in the Iconography of NWSem Inscribed Seals, p. 199, 225, fig 118). Many literary references have been collected by M. Korpel (A Rift in the Clouds, 524-28; 532-35) and C. Evans ("Cult Images..." 210-205 in Ahlstrom Festschrift The Pitcher is Broken ed. S. Holloway). Yahweh's presence on Pithos A at Kuntillet Ajrud is far from certain. In fact, just as many scholars dispute the identity (arguing for a Bes-like deity) as accept it. The articles on this have proliferated. See, recently the sober account of Judith Hadley, "Yahweh and His Asherah: Archaeological and Textual Evidence for the Cult of the Goddess" in _Ein Gott allein?_ ed W. Dietrich and M. Klopfenstein (Freiburg, 1994) 235-268 which contains much of the relevant bibliography. Ted Lewis University of Georgia ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 11:00:21 -0800 From: "J. Cameron Monroe" Subject: ane Fieldwork Opportunity in Israel (forgive crosslisting) UC Berkeley Tel Dor Archaeological Expedition Department of History of Art and Archaeological Research Facility This summer, during the months of July and early August, a U.C. Berkeley team will resume excavation in the temple area and city center, under the direction of Professor Andrew Stewart. This is part of an international effort, led by Professor Ephraim Stern ofthe Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to uncover one of the richest sites in coastal Israel. King Solomon's principal harbor and a major Phoenician, Jewish, Persian, Greek, and Roman city, Tel Dor offers a unique opportunity for volunteers to learn the techniques of modern field archaeology from experienced excavators. No previous archaeological training is necessary. All interested persons should contact the Director at: Professor Andrew Stewart, Director Department of the History of Art University of California, Berkeley (510) 642-4524/astewart@garnet.berkeley.edu http://www.qal.berkeley.edu/~teldor ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 15:03:06 -0500 (EST) From: "Billie J. Collins" Subject: ane ASOR Annual Meeting News Apologies in advance for any double postings of this message. Attached is a preliminary schedule for the 1997 Annual Meeting of ASOR. Please note that the scheduling of the individual academic sessions is preliminary and subject to change. Because the meeting falls on different days of the week than in previous years, we are providing this schedule early so that participants may plan ahead as necessary. All participants are encouraged to reserve their hotel rooms at the Napa Valley Marriott by April 1 in order to receive the priority meeting preregistration rate. PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research November 18 - 21, 1997 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1997 9:00am-3:30pm B1 - Trustees of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute 6:30pm-8:00pm B2 - ASOR Committee on the Annual Meeting and Program MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 12:15pm-2:15pm B3 - ASOR Editorial Board of the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research B4 - ASOR Editorial Board of Biblical Archaeologist 2:15pm-4:15pm B5 - ASOR Publications Committee 4:30pm-6:30pm B6 - ASOR Finance Committee Meeting B7 - ASOR Program Committee Meeting TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997 8:00am-10:00am A1 - Ancient Anatolia I A2 - Reports on Current Excavations and Surveys I 10:15am-12:15pm A3 - Ancient Anatolia II A4 - Art of the Ancient Near East A5 - Symposium on Recent Archaeological Research in the Madaba Plains Region of Jordan I B8 - ASOR Development Committee 12:15pm-2:15pm - LUNCH BREAK B9 - ASOR Executive Committee 2:15pm-4:15pm A6 - Ancient Mediterranean Trade A7 - New Testament Archaeology A8 - Symposium on Recent Archaeological Research in the Madaba Plains Region of Jordan II 4:30pm-6:30pm A9 - Pottery Analysis and Interpretation A10 - Islamic Art and Archaeology A11 - The Archaeology of Cyprus B10 - Presidents, Chairs and Directors 8:00pm-10:00pm FUNDRAISING DINNER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1997 8:00am-10:00am A12 - Reports on Current Excavations and Surveys II A13 - The Desert and the Sown A14 - Egyptian-Canaanite Interaction 10:15am-12:15pm A15 - The Archaeology of Jordan Forum A16 - Ancient Technologies A17 - Dead Sea Scrolls I 12:00am-1:30pm B11 - ASOR Committee on Archaeological Policy 12:15pm-2:15pm B12 - Executive Committee of the American Center of Oriental Research 1:00pm-4:00pm B13 - ASOR Centennial Committee 1:00pm-6:30pm ASOR ANNUAL MEETING OUTING 2:15pm-5:15pm B14 - Trustees of the American Center of Oriental Research 8:00pm-10:00pm ASOR GRAND RECEPTION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997 8:00am-10:00am B15 - ASOR Membership and Corporation Meeting 10:15am-12:15pm A18 - Reports on Current Excavations and Surveys III A19 - Workshop on Caesarea Maritima I A20 - Excavations at Ashkelon 12:15pm-2:15pm - LUNCH BREAK B16 - Board of Trustees of the American Schools of Oriental Research B17 - ASOR Madaba Plains Project Staff Consultation B18 - Hesi Board and Publications Committee B19 - ASOR Tel Miqne/Ekron Staff and Consortium Representatives Meeting 2:15pm-4:15pm A21 - Individual Submissions I A22 - Workshop on Caesarea Maritima II A23 - Tel Miqne Symposium 4:30pm-6:30pm A24 - Individual Submissions II A25 - Archaeology and Religion of Israel 7:00pm-8:00pm B20 - ASOR Madaba Plains Project Reception for Staff and Friends 8:00pm-10:00pm A26 - PLENARY SESSION: Dead Sea Scrolls Jubilee: The Scrolls and the Bible FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1997 8:00am-10:00am A27 - Hebrew Bible, History and Archaeology I A28 - Constructs of the Social and Cultural Worlds of Antiquity I A29 - Reports on Current Excavations and Surveys IV 10:15am-12:15pm A30 - Paleographic Studies in the Ancient Near East A31 - Hebrew Bible, History and Archaeology II A32 - Constructs of the Social and Cultural Worlds of Antiquity II 12:15pm-2:15pm B21 - ASOR Committee on the Annual Meeting and Program 1:00pm-4:00pm B22 - Trustees of the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1997 9:00am-1:00pm A33 - Outreach Education ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 15:32:04 -0500 (EST) From: ddtesten@sas.upenn.edu (David D. Testen) Subject: ane NACAL lodgings Please accept my apologies for multiple listings. I have been told of people encountering complications in making room reservations for the North American Conference on Afro-Asiatic Linguistics. Things should be straightened out, but please let me know if you encounter any problems. Also, of course, let me know of any general questions or comments you might have in connection with the conference. Bear in mind that the deadline for the conference rate is 7 March. Thank you, David Testen NACAL 1997 Convener ddtesten@sas.upenn.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 14:50:31 -0800 From: "K. C. Hanson" Subject: ane soc. sci. book Dear ANEfolk, A new volume has just appeared which I think many of you would find helpful--both for your own work, as well as with your students. (I have an article in it; but I do not benefit in any way from sales.) The idea of the book is to write short Forschungsberichten on topics of social and cultural analysis related to the ancient Mediterranean world, and specifically related to biblical exegesis. It is employable as a supplementary text, or just a reference work to send students to in order to start their research. Each article provides foundational bibliography of the anthropological, social psychological, and macro-sociological literature relevant to these areas. While "New Testament" is in the title, many of these articles have general relevance to the ancient Mediterranean world. The volume is: Richard L. Rohrbaugh, ed. _The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation_. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996. The copyright date is 1996, but it actually just appeared this week. The contents are: Part I: Core Values 1. Honor and Shame (Halvor Moxnes) 2. Understanding New Testament Persons (Bruce J. Malina) 3. Kinship (K. C. Hanson) 4. Clean/Unclean, Pure/Polluted, and Holy/Profane: The Idea and the System of Purity (Jerome H. Neyrey) Part II: Social Institutions 5. The Preindustrial City (Richard L. Rohrbaugh) 6. The Ancient Economy (Douglas E. Oakman) 7. Patronage and Clientage (John H. Elliott) Part III: Social Dynamics 8. Meals, Food, and Table Fellowship (Jerome H. Neyrey) 9. Millenialism (Dennis C. Duling) 10. Ancient Reading (Lucretia B. Yaghjian) Peace, K. C. Hanson ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ kchanson@creighton.edu Department of Theology Creighton University Omaha, NE 68178 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 14:54:08 -0500 From: cejo@midway.uchicago.edu (Charles E. Jones) Subject: ane BYZANTINE STUDIES CONFERENCE Forwarded on behalf of the undersigned, to whom responses and inquiries should be directed. ****************************************************** Ralph Mathisen THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL BYZANTINE STUDIES CONFERENCE LAST CALL FOR PAPERS The Twenty-third Annual Byzantine Studies Conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from Thursday evening, September 25, through Sunday early afternoon, September 28, 1997. The conference is the annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Byzantine studies, and is open to all, regardless of nationality or academic status. To have a paper considered for the program, please submit an abstract following these guidelines: 1. All proposed papers must be substantially original and never have been published or presented previously in a public forum. Only one paper can be delivered by each contributor. 2. All abstracts must be typed and single-spaced. Please include your name, address, any academic affiliation, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address, the paper's title, a preferred session (if any), the time desired (15 or 20 minutes), and any projection or other special facilities required. Graduate students: please indicate your status. The abstracts should be no more than 500 words in length and should indicate the paper's original contribution in sufficient detail with some indication of the contributor's conclusions so that the Program Committee may fairly assess its merits. 3. It is possible to submit abstracts for a specific session. Proposals for several sessions have been received with the expectation that many will be interdisciplinary, including: New Discoveries and their Interpretation: Documents and Art Objects; Relations between Visual Art and Literature; The Byzantine Landscape in Literature and Art; The Nature of "Models" and "Copying" in Byzantine Art; The Patronage of Artistic and Literary Production; Mosaics; Archaeology: Material Culture and Everyday Life; Archaeology, Economic History and Trade; Archaeology of Urban Settlements: Issues, Methods and Results; Domestic Architecture; Navigation, Ships, and Harbors; Byzantium and China; Iconoclasm; The Byzantine Monastery; Pilgrimage and Theoretical Approaches in the East and West; Cathedral Church: East and West; "Mother" and "Father" in Byzantium: Literary, Artistic and Historical Perspectives; Romance and Hagiography in the Middle Byzantine Period; Byzantine Theory and Practice of Music; Hymnography; Liturgy and Devotion; Manuscript Studies; Constructions of Queenship in the East and West; Capital and Provinces; Canon Law and Jurisprudence; Byzantine Medicine: Texts and Culture; Byzantium and the East: Political, Economic and Cultural Relations; The Invention of Byzantium in Byzantine Scholarship: Old Approaches and New Directions. We are particularly encouraging submissions in Late Byzantine history, art and culture. Proposals for other panels with suggested chairs and commentators as well as proposals for entire panels (with abstracts) are welcome. 4. ANNUAL DUES REQUIREMENT. Those submitting proposals for presentation must be members in good standing (i.e., current dues paid) to have an abstract considered by the Program Committee. An exception will be granted to non-U.S. scholars who do not have immediate access to U.S. funds; they will be expected to pay the full fee for conference registration. Dues: $20.00 for regular members and $10.00 for associate members (students or scholars who have retired or are not currently employed). Checks payable to "Byzantine Studies Conference" must be sent separately to the Treasurer (see separate enclosure). (over, please) 5. Abstracts must be postmarked no later than March 15, 1997 or March 1st, 1997, if submitted from abroad, and sent to Helen Saradi, Program Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures, Classics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada (tel. 519-824-4120 # 2885), fax (519) 763-9572, e-mail: hsaradi@arts.uoguelph.ca. 6. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be mailed by early May. If accepted, the abstract must be revised and retyped (according to guidelines mailed with the acceptance notice) for inclusion in the BSC's Abstracts of Papers; failure to do so by June 30, 1997 will be considered a withdrawal of the paper. 7. The submission of an abstract and its acceptance represents a commitment from the contributor to read the paper in person at the Conference. Those who cannot attend must withdraw their papers no later than June 30, 1997. 8. All abstracts will be reviewed by each member of the Program Committee: Annemarie Weyl Carr (Fine Art, Southern Methodist University, Dallas), Derek Krueger (Dept. of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina Greensboro), George Majeska (Dept. of History, University of Maryland), Helen Saradi (Classics, University of Guelph), Ronald Weber (Dept. of History, University of Texas at El Paso), Stephen Zwirn (Dumbarton Oaks). Questions concerning local arrangements in Madison may be directed to the local Arrangements Committee: John W. Barker and Frank M. Clover, Department of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, tel.608-263-1823. Participants should note that the BSC is funded only by registration fees and dues which must be paid by all participants, and that the Conference has no funding to defray the costs of travel or lodging. Graduate Students may be eligible for a travel subsidy and should declare their status when submitting their abstracts. The current officers of the Byzantine Studies Conference are Ralph W. Mathisen, President (University of South Carolina), Thelma Thomas, Vice-president (University of Michigan), Alice Christ, Secretary, (University of Kentucky), Alice-Mary Talbot, Treasurer (Dumbarton Oaks). ABSTRACTS Copies of the Byzantine Studies Conference Abstracts of Papers may be ordered from the Byzantine Studies Conference, c/o Dumbarton Oaks, 1703, 32nd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007 (ATTN.: John Nesbitt). The cost is $45 for 1995-99 (nos. 21-25); $30.00 for 1990-94 (nos. 16-20; no. 18 out-of-print and no. 19 almost so); $30.00 for 1985-89 (nos. 11-15); $20.00 for 1980-84 (nos. 6-10). Individual copies available: nos. 3-10, $6.50; nos. 11-20, $7.50 (postage included). Checks payable to the Byzantine Studies Conference. XXXI Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies The University of Sussex Friday, 21st to Monday, 24th March 1997 Desire and Denial in Byzantium The Symposium will be held by the History of Art Subject Group and the School of Cultural and Community Studies at the University of Sussex for the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies. The Symposiarch is Dr. Liz James. For information on registration, please, write to The Symposium Administrator, Mrs Karen F. Wraith, Essex House, School of Cultural and Community Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Essex, BN1 9RQ, England (tel. 01273 606755 x 2257, fax: 01273 678644). ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 13:03:53 -0800 (PST) From: JAMES CAMERON MONROE Subject: ane Fieldwork Opportunity in Israel (forgive crosslisting) (fwd) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 11:00:21 -0800 From: J. Cameron Monroe To: Multiple recipients of list ANCIEN-L Subject: Fieldwork Opportunity in Israel (forgive crosslisting) UC Berkeley Tel Dor Archaeological Expedition Department of History of Art and Archaeological Research Facility This summer, during the months of July and early August, a U.C. Berkeley team will resume excavation in the temple area and city center, under the direction of Professor Andrew Stewart. This is part of an international effort, led by Professor Ephraim Stern ofthe Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to uncover one of the richest sites in coastal Israel. King Solomon's principal harbor and a major Phoenician, Jewish, Persian, Greek, and Roman city, Tel Dor offers a unique opportunity for volunteers to learn the techniques of modern field archaeology from experienced excavators. No previous archaeological training is necessary. All interested persons should contact the Director at: Professor Andrew Stewart, Director Department of the History of Art University of California, Berkeley (510) 642-4524/astewart@garnet.berkeley.edu http://www.qal.berkeley.edu/~teldor ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 19:56:58 -0800 From: Dieter Wolfgang Schmidt Subject: ane Yuddha a Sanskrit word? Another surely silly question from Sch idt's bunker: In "When God was a Woman" by Merlin Stone, Doubleday 1976, I read the other day that Yuddha is a Sanskrit word meaning "warrior". Is this translation/transliteration correct, or incorrect, or just a wee bit far fetched ? The author is a fascinating lady-writer who, it seems to me, is also paying it back to the boys and knaves of Western civilization for what they had done unto woman. Alas, she is not without cause. DWS - Amateur histyrian San Diego California Wilderness ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 01:54:16 -0500 From: Gonzalo Rubio Subject: Re: ane Yuddha a Sanskrit word? The word is yudh- (masc.) "fighter" (yudhyati means "he fights"). It is a good IE word, with perfect cognates in Greek (Homeric hysmini), Latin (iubeo), etc. --sometimes it has strange meanings, for instance Bulgarian juda "nymph", while in Old Church Slavic means just "fighter". Obviously, Yehu:da:h has *nothing* to do with this (I'm jus guessing the reason of your question). To try to find etymologies for toponyms and ethnic designations is extremely slippery. - ------------------------ Gonzalo Rubio Near Eastern Studies Johns Hopkins University gonzalor@jhu.edu - ------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 23:49:18 -0800 From: Michael Tolle Subject: ane Query on Nabu Hi, I posted the query on Mesopotamian esotericism a while back, to which many of you kindly responded, and I'd like to say thanks for all the pointers that were given. I'm now into the research and am looking for a few other things... I'm in search of hymns or prayers (or incantations etc) to Nabu or material dealing with Nabu. If someone could direct me to a few english translations, I'd be very appreciative. Please reply to valis@pacificnet.net. Thanks. ------------------------------ End of ANE Digest V1997 #59 *************************** Back issues are available on the Oriental Institute World-Wide Web (WWW) site at: http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/ANE/OI_ANE.html