Some Remarks on the Proto-Middle Persian Inscription Persis 2 and the Oblique Case

Fattori, Marco (2023) Some Remarks on the Proto-Middle Persian Inscription Persis 2 and the Oblique Case. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 76 (4). pp. 511-527. ISSN 0001-6446

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Abstract

This article deals with a pre-Sasanian inscription written in Middle Persian script recently published by N. Sims-Williams, who named it 'Persis 2'. First, some observations on the reading and interpretation of the text are proposed. Then, it is argued that the instances of final -y in this inscription could correspond to a phonetic notation of the oblique singular ending -e, hitherto only reconstructed for proto-Middle Persian. Finally, a discussion on the origin of heterographic writing with respect to the graphical representation of Iranian morphological endings is proposed, in the attempt to explain why a final - y for the ending -e is not regularly noted in all the comparable documents from the middle Arsacid period.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding Agency and Grant Number: (Italian Ministry of Education and Research) [2020PLEBK4-003] Funding text: I wish to express my gratitude to M. Mancini, Ph. Huyse and F. Michetti who were so kind to read a draft of this paper and provide me with precious advice and criticism. Obviously, I am responsible for any error or omission. This paper is a product of the PRIN project 'Cultural interactions and language contacts: Iranian and non-Iranian languages in contact from the past to the present' (PRIN 2020, prot. 2020PLEBK4-003, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research), Unit at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' whose coordinator is F. Pompeo, principal investigator E. Filippone.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	history; Persis 2; Middle Persian; Pahlavi; Oblique Case; Final y;
Subjects:	D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak
SWORD Depositor:	MTMT SWORD
Depositing User:	MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2024 06:32
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2024 06:32
URI:	https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/192001

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