Two Babylonian Reliefs of Enameled Brick

Dimand, M. S.

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A Critique Of the Standard Etymologies For טהב1

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“…In the Achaemenid and Babylonian Empires, bricks were painted and glazed to create some of the impressive adornments to palaces, including portrayals of lions and the Immortals—the elite unit of Persian soldiers (Olmstead 1948, 238; Perrot 2010, 326–42). These were most commonly coloured using blues, yellows, and greens, however, rather than browns and reds (Dimand 1931, 118).…”

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Hapax Legomena in Esther 1.6: Translation Difficulties and Comedy in the Book of Esther

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2017

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Containing one of the highest counts of hapax legomena for the length of text in the Hebrew Bible, the book of Esther has posed certain challenges to translators. Three of these hapax legomena (טהב, רד, תרחס) have been particularly difficult and unsatisfactorily translated as kinds of stone as adornments to the banquets in the palace in Susa. Various commentaries offer differing translations of different kinds of stone, whilst arguing such translations. This paper argues that these hapax legomena describe royal carpets that, in line with motifs from Greek literature, function as a comedic device in the Hebrew text of Esther. Translating טהב, רד, and תרחס to refer to carpets best fits the etymological evidence and literary style of the banquet scenes.

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Hapax Legomena in Esther 1.6: Translation Difficulties and Comedy in the Book of Esther

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Hapax Legomena in Esther 1.6: Translation Difficulties and Comedy in the Book of Esther

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