A New Proposal for Ugaritic ṣṣ, "salt, salt-field"

The meaning of Ugaritic ṣṣ is shown to be "salt, salt field", as generally recognised. Then, additional cognates, mainly from the Ethiopian languages, are proposed for this word. Its nominal form is discussed briefly and some comments are given on the possible uses of salt and salt fields...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Watson, Wilfred G. E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:233779
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/233779
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cushitic
Ethiopic
Salt
Ugaritic
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Sumario:The meaning of Ugaritic ṣṣ is shown to be "salt, salt field", as generally recognised. Then, additional cognates, mainly from the Ethiopian languages, are proposed for this word. Its nominal form is discussed briefly and some comments are given on the possible uses of salt and salt fields in ancient Ugarit. As an appendix, all the texts in which Ug. ṣṣ occurs are set out.