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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-Bronz



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"This very substantial volume is a major contribution to our understanding and interpretation of the wide variety of Semitic words ... to be found in ancient Egyptian texts."--Philology and Grammar

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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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 14/07/2014
    ISBN13: 9780691602554, 978-0691602554
    ISBN10: 0691602557
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    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-Bronz



    Trade Review
    "This very substantial volume is a major contribution to our understanding and interpretation of the wide variety of Semitic words ... to be found in ancient Egyptian texts."--Philology and Grammar

    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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