THE EWES WITHOUT LAMBS AND LAMBS COOKED IN E-UZ-GA,"THE PRIVATE HOUSE OF KINGS",IN THE DREHEM ARCHIVES

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摘要 Heimpel(BSAⅦ,115-160)andSteinkeller(BSAⅧ,1995,49-70)bothdiscussthesheepandgoatterminologyinUrⅢtextsandwearegratefultothemforgivingusaclearerpictureofsmallcattleinAncientMesopotamia.However,astou8-sila4-nú(ná)/nu-aSteinkeller(p.55,4.2)andHeimpeldifferinopinion:"Rejectingthelong-acceptedinterpretationofnú/nu-asila4/másas"pregnant(with)alamb/kid",Heimpelnowproposesthetranslation"infertile",takingnú/nu-atomean"without".Inmyview,thisinterpretationisextremelyunlikely,primarilybecausethisdescriptionisverycommonatDrehem.……Iftheformerexpressionweretomean"infertile",wewouldbeforcedtoconcludethat,atDrehem,infertileanimalswereregularlyidentified(bywhatmeansandforwhatpurpose?),whereaspregnantoneswerenot.…AsHeimpel'sobjectionthatitisdifficulttothinkofanyrationalefor"slaughtering"pregnantanimals,itshouldbepointedputthat,atDrehem,thetermba-úsmeansnotonly"slaughtered",buta
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出版日期 1996年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)