28.2570, Books: A Dictionary: Christian Sogdian, Syriac and English: Sims-Williams

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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 21:19:48
From: Krista Zimmer [krista at isdistribution.com]
Subject: A Dictionary: Christian Sogdian, Syriac and English: Sims-Williams

 


Title: A Dictionary 
Subtitle: Christian Sogdian, Syriac and English 
Publication Year: 2016 
Publisher: ISD, Distributor of Scholarly Books
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Book URL: https://www.isdistribution.com/BookDetail.aspx?aId=75510 


Author: Nicholas Sims-Williams

Hardback: ISBN:  9783954901753 Pages: 408 Price: U.S. $ 222.00


Abstract:

Many works of Syriac literature were translated into Sogdian, a Middle Iranian
language originating in the region of Samarkand and widely spoken along the
so-called "Silk Road". This Christian Sogdian literature, which includes
biblical, liturgical, ascetic and hagiographic texts, is chiefly known from a
cache of manuscripts discovered in 1905 at the site of the ruined monastery of
Bulayïq in the Turfan oasis. It is important for Syriac studies, since the
Sogdian translations were often made on the basis of earlier recensions than
those which survive in Syriac and since some texts are no longer extant in
Syriac. It is no less important for Sogdian and Middle Iranian studies, since
those texts whose Syriac originals can be identified provide a firm basis for
the understanding of the Sogdian language; moreover, the material in Syriac
script, with its elaborate system of vocalic points, is a unique source of
information on the pronunciation of Sogdian.

The present Dictionary is designed to be accessible both to Iranists, whether
or not they know Syriac, and to Syriacists, whether or not they know Sogdian.
It consists of two main sections followed by a comprehensive English index.
Part 1, arranged by Sogdian lemmata, provides a complete listing of all words
attested in published Christian Sogdian texts, both in Syriac and in Sogdian
script, including variant spellings, full parsing of all inflected forms, and
details of their equivalents in the most closely corresponding Syriac parallel
text. In Part 2 the same material is arranged by Syriac lemmata. The two parts
together make it possible to see what Syriac form or forms any Sogdian word
can represent and how any Syriac word or idiom is translated into Sogdian. The
dictionary thus fulfils a range of functions. Firstly, it will provide a
reliable guide for anyone who wants to read the extant Christian Sogdian
texts; secondly, it will assist future editors in identifying, restoring and
translating Christian Sogdian texts; and thirdly, it will contribute to the
study of the transmission of literature from Syriac into Sogdian and the
techniques of the translators. (Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag 2016)
 



Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography
                     Ling & Literature
                     Translation

Subject Language(s): Neo-Aramaic, Assyrian (aii)
                     Sogdian (sog)
                     Syriac, Classical (syc)

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic


Written In: English  (eng)

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