Talk:Pyrgi Tablets

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can anyone provide a link for any photos or translition of the text?

[edit] Semitic Roots

  • I have doubts about some of the semitic roots. For instance, "theleth" (replace th with theta) implies that "th" (theta) is proto-semitic, but in every language I know, three is with an s or "sh" (as in shop, not aspirated). Plus, day is "yawm" not "yam" (this one I am 100% sure of, the other one I could be wrong on). I am changing the latter but will wait for confirmation on the former. Yom 16:35, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
  • No one cares whether you have doubts. This isn't Yom-ipedia. Semiticists reconstruct theta (voiceless dental fricative) regardless and I can't help it if you can't do your homework. Don't edit if you don't read. --Glengordon01 18:57, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
You could tell that something was going on just by comparing Hebrew Shalosh with Aramaic Telat (both found in the Bible)... AnonMoos 11:09, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Consistency

Currently, the goddess is called ‘Ashtart, Ashtaret, and Ishtar. There should be standardization on one form, and "Astarte" is actually the most-frequently used form in English (leaving aside Hebrew Ashtaroth and Akkadian Ishtar, which are somewhat removed -- the Hebrew form has plural morphology, and the Akkadian languages are not very closely connected to Phoenician). AnonMoos 11:09, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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