Multilingualism and Multiscriptualism in the Shadow of Empire
Abstract
The cultures of the ancient Near East have left behind a uniquely rich corpus of multilingualinscriptions, many of which also show the use of multiple scripts. This paperinvestigates the format of those inscriptions and explains their existence in the politicalcontext of 1st mill. bce with its various empires.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ancient Near East History
Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Language
Linguistics
Cultural Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 15–28
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN