An Aramaic Cultural koinē in the Hellenistic-Roman Near East: from law to burial customs
Lecture by UrbNet Visiting Professor John Healey (University of Manchester)
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Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, Aarhus University, Moesgård Allé 20, 8270 Højbjerg, Denmark (Building 4230-232)
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Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet)
An Aramaic Cultural koinē in the Hellenistic-Roman Near East: from law to burial customs
John Healey
Manchester University
After indicating the widespread use of Aramaic in the Roman Near East, the paper will explore the common cultural language of the Aramaic-speakers of this period, extending from Nabataea to Palmyra and Hatra, with particular attention to epigraphy, funerary practices and law.