Semitic and non-semitic terms for horse-trappings in Ugaritic

• Autores: Wilfred G. E. Watson
• Localización: Aula Orientalis: Revista de estudios del Próximo Oriente Antiguo, ISSN 0212-5730, Vol. 29, Nº. 1, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Proceedings of the III Symposium on Comparative Semitics), págs. 155-176
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • It is important to differentiate between two aspects in comparative semitics: the "approach" used by modern sholars to determine a meaning, and the "history" of the words within the language in question. In order to assess the contribution that comparative Semitics makes to the study of the lexicon, here a sample of Ugaritic terms in the same semantic field- gear used for leading or riding either horses or donkeys- is examined in respect of etymology. The results are set out as a table that shows whether Ugaritic itself, cognate languages or non-Semitic languages have helped to determine the meanings of the words in this semantic group. This paper has seven sections: (1) an introduction, (2) the importance of draught and riding animals in Ugarit, (3) a survey of previous studies, (4) a discussion of Ugaritic terms for horse-trappings, with and without context, (5) notes on some related terms and (6) on incorrectly identified terms and finally (7) some conclusions