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1 online resource (390 pages) |
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Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant Ser |
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Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant Ser
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Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 History of the Site of Ugarit; 1.2 Methodological Approach; 1.3 Material and Linguistic Sources: an Interdisciplinary Approach to History; 1.4 Uncharted Areas and Blind Spots: Aim and Trajectory of the Present Study; Chapter 2 Amorites, Canaanites, and the Emergence of Urbanism; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Interpretations for the Patterns of Urbanism; 2.3 The Genetic Classification of Ugaritic in the Semitic Language Tree; 2.4 The Historical Convergence of Material Culture and Linguistic Subgrouping |
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Chapter 3 Methodology and Terminology3.1 Archaeological Corpus, Methodology, and Definitions; 3.2 Historical Terminology; 3.2.1 Ugarit; 3.2.2 Amurru/Amorite; 3.2.3 Canaanites and the Land of Canaan; 3.3 Linguistic Corpus, Methodology, and Definitions; 3.4 Linguistic Terminology; 3.4.1 Ugaritic; 3.4.2 Amorite (Western Amorite and Classical Amorite); 3.4.3 Canaanite Languages; 3.5 Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Amorite Cultural Koiné; 4.1 Archaeological Overview; 4.1.1 Prehistory; 4.1.2 Middle Bronze Age; 4.1.3 Late Bronze Age; 4.1.3.1 Lower City (Ville basse) |
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4.1.3.2 City Center (Centre de la ville)4.1.3.3 North Palace (Palais nord) and House of the Ovens (Maison aux fours); 4.1.3.4 Acropolis (Acropole); 4.1.4 Conclusion; 4.2 Middle Bronze IIB-Late Bronze I Material Assemblage of Ugarit; 4.2.1 Fortifications; 4.2.2 Palace Organizational System; 4.2.3 Migdāl Temple Construction; 4.2.4 Glyptic Evidence; 4.2.5 Non-Material Cultural Comparisons; 4.2.5.1 Calendar; 4.2.5.2 The Ritual Use of Donkeys; 4.2.5.3 Pagrû Sacrifices; 4.2.5.4 Dagan; 4.3 The Amorite Material Koiné; 4.3.1 Emulation, Exchange, or Migration; 4.3.2 Amorite Migrations into Canaan |
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Chapter 5 Northwest Semitic in the Bronze Age Levant5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methodological Challenges; 5.2.1 West Semitic in an Imported Script; 5.2.2 The Challenge of Using Personal Names in Dialectology; 5.2.3 The Benefit of Using Personal Names in Dialectology; 5.3 Methodological Approach; 5.4 Central Semitic; 5.4.1 Ugaritic as a Central Semitic Language; 5.4.2 Western Amorite as a Central Semitic Language; 5.5 Northwest Semitic; 5.5.1 Ugaritic as a Northwest Semitic Language; 5.5.2 Western Amorite as a Northwest Semitic Language; 5.6 Aramaic and Canaanite Subbranches |
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5.6.1 Ugaritic and Western Amorite Compared with Aramaic5.6.2 Ugaritic Compared with the Canaanite Languages; 5.6.3 Western Amorite Compared with the Canaanite Languages; 5.7 Historical Evidence for the Canaanite Languages; 5.8 Unique Features of Western Amorite; 5.8.1 Dissimilation of Gemination by Nasalization; 5.8.2 Retention of Proto-Semitic Determinative Pronoun *ḏV; 5.8.3 Devoicing/Desonorization in Proximity to Voiceless Consonants; 5.8.4 Lack of the Definite Article; 5.8.5 Assimilation of nun to the Following Consonant; 5.8.6 Consonantal Inventory of Western Amorite |
| Summary |
"In The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit Mary Buck takes a new approach to the field of Amorite studies by considering whether the site of Ugarit shares close parallels with other sites and cultures known from the Bronze Age Levant. When viewed in conjunction, the archaeological and linguistic material uncovered in this study serves to enhance our understanding of the historical complexity and diversity of the Middle Bronze Age period of international relations at the site of Ugarit. With a deft hand, Dr. Buck pursues a nuanced view of populations in the Bronze Age Levant, with the objective of understanding the ancient polity of Ugarit as a kin-based culture that shares close ties with the Amorite populations of the Levant. |
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5.9 The Genetic Subgrouping of Western Amorite |
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Print version record |
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Amorites.
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Bronze age -- Middle East
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Syria -- Ugarit (Extinct city)
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Semitic languages, Northwest.
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Ugaritic language.
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Amorites
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Antiquities
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Bronze age
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Semitic languages, Northwest
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Ugaritic language
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Ugarit (Extinct city) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139301
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Ugarit (Extinct city) -- Antiquities
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Middle East
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Syria -- Ugarit (Extinct city)
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Electronic book
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9789004415119 |
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9004415114 |
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