From: owner-ane@ (ANE Digest) To: ane-digest Subject: ANE Digest V1999 #160 Reply-To: Sender: owner-ane@ Errors-To: owner-ane@ Precedence: bulk ANE Digest Wednesday, June 9 1999 Volume 1999 : Number 160 ane FWD- Book: L'espace domestique en Mesopotamie ane THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP (oldest known map) ane Bostra = Busra esh-Shaam ane FWD: New book: Vetkhij Zavet - Diakonoff and Kogan Re: ane THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP (oldest known map) ane: Babylonia vs.Akkad ane:THANKS RE: ane: Babylonia vs.Akkad [none] ane Fireworks virus ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:53:58 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: ane FWD- Book: L'espace domestique en Mesopotamie From Pierre Villard came this notice: ======================================= Laura Battini-Villard, L'espace domestique en Mesopotamie de la IIIe dynastie d'Ur a l'epoque paleo-babylonienne, Volumes 1 and 2, BAR S767, 1999, £84.00. This book tries to understand the Old-babylonian house as construction, as a tridimensional building and as a socio-economical and anthropological space. As of this book's writing, 131 complete houses have been excavated: 70 are with central space ("court" open or closed), 53 are without central space and 8 are with central hall. These types are differentiated by their circulation systems, dimensions, heights, and rooms' functions. But the buildings of the three types almost always included another level. One can observe geographical differentiation and diffusion, which suggest the intervention of specialists responsible of the construction (itinnu). It is possible to demonstrate that the Mesopotamian house was inhabitated by a nuclear family. There is also a relationship between the size of a house and the wealth of its inhabitants. The author also proposes that a house of 120-190 square meters cost about 30-45 shekels of silver. Lastly, the house was not only the space for active life, but also for burial, revealing different customs and family traditions. All orders should be sent to: Hadrian Books Ltd 122 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7BP, England Fax: +44 (0) 1865-316916 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 07:17:03 PDT From: Dana Brown Subject: ane THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP (oldest known map) THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP: Map of preflood Edenic Valley. Discovered in Yorghan Tepe, Iraq in 1930-31. This clay tablet map has remained unidentified until now. It is the oldest known map in the world. Shows locations of cities in Edenic Valley and City of Chanoch, built by Cain, East of Eden. Details explained. One map is worth 10,000 words. Compare Nuzi Map with modern map. http://www.angelfire.com/fl/BriansHouse/nuzimap.html TO COMPARE NUZI MAP WITH MAPS OF THE RED SEA: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/BriansHouse/redsea.html _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 18:24:11 +0300 From: Naccache Subject: ane Bostra = Busra esh-Shaam On Mon, 07 Jun 1999, Peter T. Daniels wrote: >Lindsey Davis's Roman mystery *Last Act in Palmyra* moves from Petra to >Bostra. Is that the Latin name of some location that should be familiar >to me? I can't find it in any ANE indexes, and it's apparently the >northern outpost of the Nabatean kingdom in 72 C.E. From EB97: "Bostra, also called BOZRAH, Latin BOSTRA, Greek BOSORRA, or BOSORA, modern (Arabic) BUSRA ASH-SHAM, ruined Syrian city, 67 miles (108 km) south of Damascus. First a Nabataean city, it was conquered by the Roman emperor Trajan, made the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, and served as a key Roman fortress east of the Jordan River. The city eventually achieved the title metropolis under the Roman emperor Philip, a native of the city. It became the see of a bishop early in the 4th century but fell to the Muslims in 634/635. The Crusaders captured it in the 12th century but failed to hold it, and in the same century earthquakes, together with Turkish misrule, hastened its decline. The monumental remains of temples, theatres, triumphal arches, aqueducts, reservoirs, churches, mosques, and a 13th-century citadel stretch over the modern site." It is situated on the western piedmont of the Hawran, some 20 km East of Dar'a, which is just on the Syrian side of the Damascus-Amman road. M. Sartre has two books on Bostra's inscriptions, in the "Incriptions Grecques et Latines de Syrie" series, early to mid 80's (long review by H. I. MacAdam in Berytus 34, 1986). I never figured out why it is also called Busra _eski_ -shaam... Where does the _eski_ comes from? is it Turkish? Albert Naccache anaccash@nidal.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:56:14 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: ane FWD: New book: Vetkhij Zavet - Diakonoff and Kogan Forwarded on behalf of the undersigned xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A few months ago, Igor M. Diakonoff and Leonid Kogan published a beautiful and well annotated translation of Lamentations, Qohelet, and Song of Songs. The book is in Russian, which may limit its readership, but the notes cover all aspects (textual criticism, historical grammar, etc.). The title of the book (just "Vetkhij Zavet," Old testament) and the fact that the names of the authors do not appear on the cover may not help its difusion, unfortunately. However, as far as I can see, the translations sound carefully crafted and the notes are extremely interesting. The reference is this: _Vetkhij Zavet: Plach Ieremii, Ekklesiast, Pecn' pesnej_. Translated by I. M. Diakonoff and L. Kogan. Moscow: Rossijskij Gosudarstvennyj Gumanitarnyj Universitet, 1999. Take care, ____________________________ Gonzalo Rubio Near Eastern Studies The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD-21218 gonzalor@jhu.edu ____________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:00:44 +0200 From: "CHRIS C" Subject: Re: ane THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP (oldest known map) Hi and thank you Dana Brown, I am without words... I opened these sites This is a cutout...: Egyptian traditions documented c. 250 BC by Manetho refers to Noah as Toth. Toth in Old English refers to "the other" (tother, toth), tote or ote which mean of or relating to, kinship, hierarchy, etc. A tote bag refers to the items belonging to the carrier; whereas, totem poles originated as a depiction of one's ancestors. Egyptian legend honors the dead and the resurrection of Osiris: The Flood deaths and the survivors. I never thought it would be possible... But this tops Gore Gallery and Celebrity Morgue... I recommend the first price for this site as Greatest Rubbish On The Net. Beuhark! chris C - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ - -----Original Message----- From: Dana Brown To: ane@oi.uchicago.edu Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 6:02 PM Subject: ane THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP (oldest known map) >THE ANCIENT NUZI MAP: Map of preflood Edenic Valley. Discovered in Yorghan >Tepe, Iraq in 1930-31. This clay tablet map has remained unidentified until >now. It is the oldest known map in the world. Shows locations of cities in >Edenic Valley and City of Chanoch, built by Cain, East of Eden. Details >explained. One map is worth 10,000 words. Compare Nuzi Map with modern >map. > >http://www.angelfire.com/fl/BriansHouse/nuzimap.html > >TO COMPARE NUZI MAP WITH MAPS OF THE RED SEA: > >http://www.angelfire.com/fl/BriansHouse/redsea.html > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:21:46 -0400 From: "Liz Fried" Subject: ane: Babylonia vs.Akkad The so-called Palace Foundation Document from Susa, of Darius I (DSf), refers to Babylonians in the Old Persian version. In the Babylonian version it refers not to Babylonians but to Akkadians. What accounts for this difference? Was Akkad the Babylonian name for Babylonia? Or by Akkad did the Babylonians refer only to northern Babylonia? If only to Northern Babylonia, what would be the exact extent of this area? Would the area of Akkad include Sippar for example? Is there some textual data on this? Thanks a lot, Liz Lisbeth S. Fried Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies New York University 51 Washington Sq. S. New York, NY 10012 lqf9256@is3.nyu.edu lizfried@umich.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:22:48 -0400 From: "Liz Fried" Subject: ane:THANKS Thanks for all who participated in the discussion on agriculture. It was a fascinating discussion, and I learned a lot. I hope you all did too. Thanks a lot. Liz Lisbeth S. Fried Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies New York University 51 Washington Sq. S. New York, NY 10012 lqf9256@is3.nyu.edu lizfried@umich.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:46:41 -0400 From: "Liz Fried" Subject: RE: ane: Babylonia vs.Akkad No need to answer this. The article on Akkad in the Oxford Encyclopedia gives a good definition of the term. In the 3rd millenium the boundaries were from Nippur to Sippar. In the 2nd Mill the term included the indigenous Babylonians, as opposed to the Amorites. In the first mill, it was a literary synonym for Babylonia. Sorry to have bothered you all before I checked this. The article is by Benjamin Foster. Liz > -----Original Message----- > From: Liz Fried [mailto:lizfried@umich.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 2:22 PM > To: ANE-list > Subject: ane: Babylonia vs.Akkad > > > The so-called Palace Foundation Document from Susa, of Darius I > (DSf), refers to Babylonians in the Old Persian version. In the > Babylonian version it refers not to Babylonians but to Akkadians. > What accounts for this difference? Was Akkad the Babylonian name > for Babylonia? Or by Akkad did the Babylonians refer only to > northern Babylonia? If only to Northern Babylonia, what would be > the exact extent of this area? Would the area of Akkad include > Sippar for example? Is there some textual data on this? > > Thanks a lot, > Liz > > Lisbeth S. Fried > Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies > New York University > 51 Washington Sq. S. > New York, NY 10012 > lqf9256@is3.nyu.edu > lizfried@umich.edu > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:44:07 -0000 From: "Robert Cating" Subject: [none] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01BEB1EF.A72E92E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can anyone tell me if there is an answer key available for Gardiner's = Egyptian Grammar? Thank You, Robert A. Cating RCating@indiana.edu - ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01BEB1EF.A72E92E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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