A newly reconstructed manuscript of the Sumerian Flood Story from Old Babylonian Ur furnishes us with further content of the composition, most notably the divine appointment of the first king, Alulim of Eridu.
The Luwian hieroglyphic signs L 319 and L 172 are traditonally read as and . The combinatory and etymological analysis of the lexemes where these signs frequently occur leads us to suggest their new transliteration values and for the Iron…
What are the newly proposed values for Luwian signs L 319 and L 172?The study proposes that L 319 and L 172 had the values and in the post-Empire period, contrary to earlier interpretations.How does the character of L 319 and L 172 change over time?Research indicates L 319 and L 172 began to alternate frequently in the same lexemes in the Iron Age, suggesting phonetic value changes.What is the significance of David Hawkins' work on these signs?Hawkins' research led to the identification of the consonantal values of L 172 and L 319, reshaping their understanding in the context of Hittite studies.
Infection with helminths is associated with shifts in host immunity, including increased production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and reduced inflammation. Given limited energy budgets, these shifts may involve changes in energy allocation…
Often, such currencies are never used to buy and sell anything at all. Instead, they are used to create, maintain, and otherwise reorganize relations between people: to arrange marriages, establish the paternity of children, head off feuds…
In Islam, Muhammad (Arabic: مُحَمَّد) is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets who transmitted the eternal word of God (Qur'ān) from the angel Gabriel (Jibrīl) to humans and jinn. [2 ] [3 ] Muslims believe that the Quran, the central…
The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of two locations and seven cultivars on the profiling of metabolites in organically grown plums (Prunus domestica L.) fruit in Norway.
Systems and methods for providing efficient reputation management schemes resilient to malicious attacks. Methods for providing a reputation management scheme can comprise representing sets of service providers, raters, and ratings of…