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简介:1.IntroductionIntheinscriptionsofE-ana-tum,rulerofLagas,listinghisvictoriesovervariouscities,thereisafour-linelongpassagethatdescribesE-ana-tum’sdefeatoverthecitycalledArawa:2(1)su-nirURU×Aki-ka,ensi2-be23,saη-bamu-DU,aga3-kar2!(SE3)4be2-seg10Thetranslationsofthisgrammaticallydifficultpassagevarygreatly;thereseemstobenoagreementeitheraboutitsexactmeaningoraboutitsgrammaticalanalysis.
简介:XuandeCopperDiamondBellandDiamondClubThissetofbellandclubwasaritualinstrumentdonatedtoTibetbytheMingCentralGovernmentintheperiodofEmperorXuande'sreign(1426-1435).Inthe
简介: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
简介:MichaelHoffmandidagreatdealtotransform,perhapsevenrevolutionize,muchofthearchaeologicalenterpriseinEgypt,mostespeciallythearchaeologicalstudyofEgyptianprehistoryandtheemergenceofhistoricEgypt,beforehisuntimelydeath.Thegoals,methods,prioritiesandperspectivesofarchaeologistsaswellashistorianshavebeencatalyzedbyhisfieldwork,publications,andwidepresentationofhisresults.Itisnottoomuchtosaythattheconsciousnessofmanyofushasbeenraised,ouragendahaschanged,asaresultofhis"NewWorld-style"anthropologicallyandenvironmentallygroundedarchaeology