Terms related to the family in Ugaritic

Ugaritic words for the clan and the family home, members of the family, infants and children, marriage and childbirth, domestics and inheritance are listed, together with their cognates in other Semitic languages and their equivalents in Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European and other language groups. This information helps to determine which of these terms connected with the family are inherited and which are borrowed. A table sets out the results and conclusions are give

Recent work on daily life in the Ancient Near East

The everyday or daily life of peoples who lived in the ancient Near East (c. 3500 BCE to 100 CE) has been the subject of several books and articles. A brief survey of these is provided here, with an indication of content for selected entries

Current work on Egyptian lexicography

This is a brief survey of work, past and present, on the meanings of words in ancient Egyptian, with the emphasis on more recent projects. It includes descriptions of the dictionaries of Egyptian (including Coptic and Demotic)that are available in print and online. Particular importance is given to the study of etymology and there is also some reference to loanword

Terms related to the family in Ugaritic

Ugaritic words for the clan and the family home, members of the family, infants and children, marriage and childbirth, domestics and inheritance are listed, together with their cognates in other Semitic languages and their equivalents in Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European and other language groups. This information helps to determine which of these terms connected with the family are inherited and which are borrowed. A table sets out the results and conclusions are given

Three Ugaritic words related to garments

New meanings and cognates are proposed for three Ugaritic wordsconnected with textiles: (ủ)ḥyt, “seamstress”, ḫll “(woollen) garment” and prqt, “a fabric”

Two Rare Ugaritic Terms for Garments

On the basis of a Punic cognate, it is proposed that Ugaritic mÅ¡lt means âstitched garmentâ and from reference to Hebrew and Syriac cognates it is argued that Ugaritic sgr means âcollarâ. It is also suggested that Ugaritic tprt may mean âsewn garmentâ, based on Aramaic cognates

Two Rare Ugaritic Terms for Garments

On the basis of a Punic cognate, it is proposed that Ugaritic mšlt means “stitched garment” and from reference to Hebrew and Syriac cognates it is argued that Ugaritic sgr means “collar”. It is also suggested that Ugaritic tprt may mean “sewn garment”, based on Aramaic cognates.On the basis of a Punic cognate, it is proposed that Ugaritic mšlt means “stitched garment” and from reference to Hebrew and Syriac cognates it is argued that Ugaritic sgr means “collar”. It is also suggested that Ugaritic tprt may mean “sewn garment”, based on Aramaic cognates.On the basis of a Punic cognate, it is proposed that Ugaritic mšlt means “stitched garment” and from reference to Hebrew and Syriac cognates it is argued that Ugaritic sgr means “collar”. It is also suggested that Ugaritic tprt may mean “sewn garment”, based on Aramaic cognates

Recent work on daily life in the Ancient Near East

The everyday or daily life of peoples who lived in the ancient Near East (c. 3500 BCE to 100 CE) has been the subject of several books and articles. A brief survey of these is provided here, with an indication of content for selected entries

Yet Another Hittite Loanword in Ugaritic?

A meaning is suggested for the enigmatic Ugaritic word ủdn, which occurs in the Baʿal Cycle, on the assumption that it may be a loanword from Hittite

A Note on Words for "shield" in Akkadian

The two main terms discussed here are Akk. g/kabābu and Akk. ṣinnatu, with some reference to Akk. arītu and Bab. tukšu, all of which have the meaning "shield". The focus is on their possible etymology or cognates