Aramaic Inscriptions and Documents of the Roman Period

John F. Healey (, Professor of Semitic Studies, University of Manchester)

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Oxford University Press
01 July 2009

Writing systems, alphabets; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Series: Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions

In the first centuries AD, although much of the Near East was ruled by Rome, the main local language was Aramaic, and the people who lived inside or on the fringes of the area controlled by the Romans frequently wrote their inscriptions and legal documents in their own local dialects of this language. This book introduces these fascinating early texts to a wider audience, by presenting a representative sample, comprising eighty inscriptions and documents in the following dialects: Nabataean, Jewish, Palmyrene, Syriac, and Hatran. Detailed commentaries on the texts are preceded by chapters on history and culture and on epigraphy and language. The linguistic commentaries will help readers who have a knowledge of Hebrew or Arabic or one of the Aramaic dialects to understand the difficulties involved in interpreting such materials. The translations and more general comments will be of great interest to classicists and ancient historians.

By: John F. Healey ( Professor of Semitic Studies University of Manchester)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199252565
ISBN 10: 0199252564
Series: Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions
Pages: 388
Publication Date: 01 July 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John F. Healey is Professor of Semitic Studies at the University of Manchester.