This study of the syntactic constructions of extraposition and pronominal agreement in Semitic languages--Arabic, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, and Amharic--examines both structure and function, using a method of discourse analysis to demonstrate how syntactic constructions are used to mark boundaries in the semantic structure of texts.

Studies in Semitic Syntax (London Oriental Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Khan, Geoffrey

Social Sciences

School of Oriental and African Studies

Thirty-six papyri in the Khalili collection, all dating before the Fatimid conquest of Egypt in AD 968.

Selected Arabic Papyri (Studies in the Khalili Collection, VOL I)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Dating mainly from the 8th and 9th centuries, the 258 papyri in this volume include official and legal documents, receipts, accounts and private letters. Together, they provide an invaluable source of information on scripts, grammar, and literary styles, as well as on social and economic life in the early Islamic period.

BILL, LETTERS AND DEEDS: Arabic Papyri of the 7th to 11th centuries AD (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL VI)

The form of Biblical Hebrew that is presented in printed editions, with vocalization and accent signs, has its origin in medieval manuscripts of the Bible. The vocalization and accent signs are notation systems that were created in Tiberias in the early Islamic period by scholars known as the Tiberian Masoretes, but the oral tradition they represent has roots in antiquity. The grammatical textbooks and reference grammars of Biblical Hebrew in use today are heirs to centuries of tradition of grammatical works on Biblical Hebrew in Europe. The paradox is that this European tradition of Biblical Hebrew grammar did not have direct access to the way the Tiberian Masoretes were pronouncing Biblical Hebrew.
In the last few decades, research of manuscript sources from the medieval Middle East has made it possible to reconstruct with considerable accuracy the pronunciation of the Tiberian Masoretes, which has come to be known as the 'Tiberian pronunciation tradition'. This book presents the current state of knowledge of the Tiberian pronunciation tradition of Biblical Hebrew and a full edition of one of the key medieval sources, Hidāyat al-Qāriʾ 'The Guide for the Reader', by ʾAbū al-Faraj Hārūn. There is also an accompanying oral performance of samples of the reconstructed pronunciation by Alex Foreman. It is hoped that the book will help to break the mould of current grammatical descriptions of Biblical Hebrew and form a bridge between modern traditions of grammar and the school of the Masoretes of Tiberias.

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1 (Semitic Languages and Cultures)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Open Book Publishers

The form of Biblical Hebrew that is presented in printed editions, with vocalization and accent signs, has its origin in medieval manuscripts of the Bible. The vocalization and accent signs are notation systems that were created in Tiberias in the early Islamic period by scholars known as the Tiberian Masoretes, but the oral tradition they represent has roots in antiquity. The grammatical textbooks and reference grammars of Biblical Hebrew in use today are heirs to centuries of tradition of grammatical works on Biblical Hebrew in Europe. The paradox is that this European tradition of Biblical Hebrew grammar did not have direct access to the way the Tiberian Masoretes were pronouncing Biblical Hebrew. In the last few decades, research of manuscript sources from the medieval Middle East has made it possible to reconstruct with considerable accuracy the pronunciation of the Tiberian Masoretes, which has come to be known as the 'Tiberian pronunciation tradition'. This book presents the current state of knowledge of the Tiberian pronunciation tradition of Biblical Hebrew and a full edition of one of the key medieval sources, Hid&#257;yat al-Q&#257;ri&#702; 'The Guide for the Reader', by &#702;Ab&#363; al-Faraj H&#257;r&#363;n. There is also an accompanying oral performance of samples of the reconstructed pronunciation by Alex Foreman. It is hoped that the book will help to break the mould of current grammatical descriptions of Biblical Hebrew and form a bridge between modern traditions of grammar and the school of the Masoretes of Tiberias.

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 2 (Semitic Languages and Cultures)

Arabic Documents from Medieval Nubia

An examination of the Nasser Khalili Collection of Islamic art, which catalogues specifically the 250 Arabic documents written in papyrus which are owned by the Collection. The entries are catalogued according to whether they are legal documents, letters or accounts. The Khalili Collection is the greatest collection of Islamic art in private hands. This volume catalogues approximately 250 Arabic documents written on papyrus and owned by the Collection. The entries are catalogued according to the type of document: firstly accounts, secondly legal documents, and thirdly letters. Most of the documents date from the 8th or 9th centuries AD. A large number of the papyri came from Fustat, the old Arab capital of Egypt. Nearly all published Arabic papyri came from southern Egypt. The Khalili Collection contains the first Arabic document that has been discovered to have been written in northern Iraq.

Bills, Letters and Deeds: Arabic Papyri of the 7th-11th Centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art)

Religion & Spirituality

Khalili Collections

Thirty six papyri in the Khalili collection, all dating before the Fatimid conquest of Egypt in AD 968.

Selected Arabic Papyri (Studies in the Khalili Collection)

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Studies in Semitic Syntax (London Oriental Series)

Selected Arabic Papyri (Studies in the Khalili Collection, VOL I)

BILL, LETTERS AND DEEDS: Arabic Papyri of the 7th to 11th centuries AD (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL VI)

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1 (Semitic Languages and Cultures)

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1 (Semitic Languages and Cultures)

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 2 (Semitic Languages and Cultures)

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 2 (Semitic Languages and Cultures)

Arabic Documents from Medieval Nubia

Bills, Letters and Deeds: Arabic Papyri of the 7th-11th Centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art)

Selected Arabic Papyri (Studies in the Khalili Collection)