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Document Details : Title: A Critical Note on Two Old Persian Calques in Official Aramaic Author(s): MAKUJINA, John Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 38 Date: 2001 Pages: 178-185 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.38.0.1096 Abstract : Two expressions considered Old Persian loan-translations in Official Aramaic warrant further examination. The first, “let it be known,” is unattested in Old Persian, and may be after all indigenous to Northwest Semitic. The second calque, “make war,” is even more tenuous, despite its abundant attestation in Old Persian. Apart from Old Persian and Aramaic it appears in Hebrew and Akkadian and is basic enough to occur in almost any language. The author recommends that both calques be considered uncertain. |
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