Mathis Kreitzscheck
@mkreitzscheck.bsky.social
Assyriologist and Hittitologist @LMU Munich; Old Testament, cuneiform and ancient stuff in general
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January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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... the signs KI and A can be read together as PEŠ, "sulphur" - not much help. But - PEŠ can also be written 𒊯, and then it means 'to become pregnant'; and "If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth" is well attested in omen texts... so either the scribe blundered - or nerded out <3.
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
... the signs KI and A can be read together as PEŠ, "sulphur" - not much help. But - PEŠ can also be written 𒊯, and then it means 'to become pregnant'; and "If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth" is well attested in omen texts... so either the scribe blundered - or nerded out <3.