Semitic words in Egyptian texts of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period
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Semitic words in Egyptian texts of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period
（Princeton legacy library）
Princeton University Press, [20--], c1994
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Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1994
Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]-532) and indexes
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Description
Semitic words and names appear in unprecedented numbers in texts of the New Kingdom, the period when the Egyptian empire extended into Syria-Palestine. In his book, James Hoch provides a comprehensive account of these words--their likely origins, their contexts, and their implications for the study of Egyptian and Semitic linguistics and Late-Bronze and Iron-Age culture in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike previous word catalogs, this work consists of concise word studies and contains a wealth of linguistic, lexical, and cultural information. Hoch considers some five hundred Semitic words found in Egyptian texts from about 1500 to 650 b.c.e. Building on previous scholarship, he proposes new etymologies and translations and discusses phonological, morphological, and semantic factors that figure in the use of these words. The Egyptian evidence is essential to an understanding of the phonology of Northwest Semitic, and Hoch presents a major reconstruction of the phonemic systems. Of equal importance is his account of the particular semantic use of Semitic vocabulary, in contexts sometimes quite different from those of the Hebrew scriptures and Ugaritic myths and legends.
With its new critical assessment of many hotly debated issues of Semitic and Egyptian philology, this book will be consulted for its lexical and linguistic conclusions and will serve as the basis for future work in both fields. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgementsList of tablesAbbreviations and SiglaIntroduction3Pt. IThe Semitic Words15Pt. IIAnalyses and Conclusions3971Phonology3992Morphology4383Domain of Use4604The Genres of Texts4745The Source Languages4796The Development of Group Writing487Appendix: Catalogue of Signs505Bibliography513Word Indexes533Name Indexes563
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