Pis'mennye pamiatniki VostokaPis'mennye pamiatniki VostokaПисьменные памятники Востока1811-8062Eco-Vector67959510.55512/WMO679595Research worksИсследованияResearch ArticleChedorlaomer texts in the light of new discoveries. Part 1Тексты Кедорлаомера в свете новых открытий. Часть 1BalashovIakov A.БалашовЯков Александрович
Russian Federation
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This study sheds light on one of the mysteries of the Old Testament, namely the plot from Genesis 14, which describes the campaign of a coalition of kings of the East (Chedorlaomer, Amraphel, Tidal, Arioch) into Palestine. The article demonstrates the process of forming these royal names under the influence of a cuneiform source known as the “Chedorlaomer Texts” and reveals its uniqueness. Along with this, the historical context that underlies the plot is revealed. In the course of the work, many new readings were revealed, carefully hidden by the Babylonian scribe. The problem of reading the last sign in the cryptogram KU.KU.KU.KU.GA2 was solved, and a section of the cuneiform text was discovered in which, albeit somewhat unusually, a phonetically identical syllabic form corresponding to the biblical Amraphel is read. In addition to the analysis of proper names, a transliteration and a commented translation of the Chedorlaomer Texts into Russian are provided. The first part contains a translation of the text and an analysis of four names.

Данное исследование проливает свет на одну из загадок Ветхого Завета, а именно на сюжет из Бытие 14, в котором описан поход коалиции царей Востока (Кедорлаомера, Амрафела, Тидала, Ариоха) в Палестину. В статье показывается процесс образования этих царских имен под влиянием клинописного источника, известного как «Тексты Кедорлаомера», и раскрывается его уникальность. Наряду с этим выявляется исторический контекст, который лег в основу сюжета. В ходе работы было сделано немало новых прочтений, тщательно спрятанных вавилонским писцом. Была решена проблема прочтения последнего знака в криптограмме KU.KU.KU.KU.GA2, а также обнаружен участок клинописного текста, в котором читается слоговая форма, соответствующая библейскому Амрафелу. Кроме анализа имен собственных приводится транслитерация и комментированный перевод Текстов Кедорлаомера на русский язык. Первая часть содержит перевод текста и анализ четырех имен.

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