Blessings in the Phoenician and Luwian Inscriptions of Azatiwada. (23rd August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schade, Aaron
• Is Part Of: Journal of Semitic studies. Volume 64:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 329
• Page End: 351
• Publication Date: 2019-08-23
• Subjects: Semitic philology -- Periodicals; Jews -- Periodicals; 299.2
• DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgz027
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-4480

Abstract

Abstract: This article will discuss the volitive mood of the blessings found in the Phoenician and Luwian inscriptions of Azatiwada. Within the framework of a linguistic approach to the text, I will examine textlevel syntax, genre and influences between the Phoenician/Luwian bilingual inscriptions within their cultic context. All of these components help establish the volitive mood of the blessings within the inscriptions. It will be demonstrated that we are witnessing blessings beyond the parameters of the indicative mood of past events. These elements are established by the combination of the factors listed above and contribute to the composition and shaping of the texts as a whole, all of which maintain an ongoing cultic function.