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The word for “box” (1)

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11 Language, communication, libraries and education





11 Language, communication, libraries and education





Keywords
Greek language
Mandaic language
naming
Period
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Channel
Mandean culture


Text
The Mandaic word for “coffin, chest, box” is qabuta, most probably deriving from the Akkadian word qabūtu with very similar meaning, the Greek word kibōtos may also derive from the Akkadian word.


Bibliography

Drower and Macuch 1963, 398Drower, E. S. and R. Macuch. A Mandaic Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1963.

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Amar Annus


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