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Tables of Contents for Introduction to the Semitic Languages
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Tables
xi
Analytic Table of Contents
xiii
Translator's Preface
xv
Foreword
xix
Transcription
xxi
Language Name Abbreviations
xxiii
Introductory Note
1
1
Proto-Semitic
2
23
Akkadian
25
25
Text Specimens:
From the Code of Hammurabi
Beginning and End of the Prologue
36
2
Law of Retribution (§§ 196-199, 206-208, 250-252)
38
4
Two Hammurabi Letters
42
2
From the Prism of Sennacherib
44
4
Two Neo-Assyrian Letters
48
2
Hebrew
50
159
Text Specimens:
Old Hebrew
Saul's Coronation (I Sam. 10:17-25, in the Babylonian vocalization)
65
2
The Death of Saul (I Sam. 31:1-6, 8-13)
67
1
Nehemiah's Appointment as Governor of Jerusalem (Neh. 1:1-4, 2:1-6)
68
2
Law of Retribution (Ex. 21:12-14, 18-19, 23-30)
70
2
Middle Hebrew
The Law of the King (Mishna Sanhedrin 2:2-5)
72
2
Modern Hebrew
Beginning and End of the Speech of Sir Herbert Samuel at the Opening of the Institute for the Science of Judaism in Jerusalem 22.xii.1925
74
2
Aramaic
Old Aramaic
76
23
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Biblical Aramaic
Report to Darius on Construction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 5:7-17)
91
2
Daniel's Rebuke of Belshazzar (Dan. 5:17-23, in the Babylonian vocalization)
93
2
Syriac
Abgar's Letter
95
2
Mandaic
From the Baptismal Liturgy
97
1
From the Service for the Dead
98
1
Modern Aramaic
Dialect of Malula
99
8
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The Disappearing Treasure
107
1
Terrification
108
2
Dialect of Urmia
110
5
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The Thorn Killer
115
3
South Arabic --- Ethiopic
Ethiopic (Geez)
118
17
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Ezra's First Vision: Whence Comes Sin, Why was Zion Punished? (2 Esdras 3)
128
4
Ezra's Sixth Vision: The Man, the Savior of the World (2 Esdras 13:1-26)
132
3
Modern Ethiopic
Amharic
135
5
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The Student and the Greedy Woman
140
1
The Leopard Cub and the Goat Kid
140
3
Tigre
143
5
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A Reluctant Convert to Islam
148
1
Reconciliation between God and the Devil
149
2
Mehri
151
10
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The Talking Head
158
3
North Arabic
Classical Arabic
161
24
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The First Sura of the Koran
177
1
Blood Revenge on Uncle for Grandfather
177
3
Four Anecdotes
The Thieving Bedouin
180
1
Joha's Luck Almost Runs Out
181
1
A Ready Answer
181
1
A Short Speech
182
1
Shafi'i on Knowledge of the Arabic Language
182
3
Colloquial Arabic
185
24
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Central Arabian Bedouin
The Good Spirits of Mefar
199
1
Star Fable
200
1
Egyptian
The Fellah Learns to Fish (from a shadow play)
201
3
Moroccan
Joha Guards the Door
204
2
Maltese
The Wicked Mother-in-Law
206
3
Appendix: Common-Semitic Words
209
16
Appendix A: Paradigms
225
11
Appendix B: Semitic Scripts
236
25
Principal Periodicals and Collections
261
3
Bibliography
264
11
Index of Authors
275