General Abbreviations Akk. Akkadian app. crit. apparatus criticus of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 4 1990 BCE Before the Common Era c. circa cf. confer, compare ch. chapter(s) conj. conjecture DN divine name e. edge (of tablet) ed./eds editor(s) e.g. exempli gratia, for the sake of example esp. especially et al. et alii, and others etc. et cetera, and the rest f. forthcoming (in print or to be published) f. following, i.e. the following verse fem. feminine hi. hip il hitp. hitpa el ho. hop al i.e. id est, that is l. line(s) LXX Septuagint MT Masoretic Text ni. nip al p. page pi. pi el PN personal name po. po lel ptc. participle r. reverse (of tablet) repr. reprinted (in) s. side (of tablet) sec. section s.v. sub voce, under the entry var. variant vol./vols volume(s) 353
Biblical Books Gen Genesis Exod Exodus Lev Leviticus Num Numbers Deut Deuteronomy Josh Joshua Judg Judges 1 Sam 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Samuel 1 Kgs 1 Kings 2 Kgs 2 Kings 1 Chron 1 Chronicles 2 Chron 2 Chronicles Ezra Ezra Neh Nehemiah Job Job Ps Psalms Prov Proverbs Song Song of Solomon Isa Isaiah Jer Jeremiah Lam Lamentations Ezek Ezekiel Dan Daniel Hos Hosea Joel Joel Amos Amos Ob Obadiah Mic Micah Nah Nahum Hab Habakkuk Zeph Zephaniah Hag Haggai Zech Zechariah Mal Malachi 354
Sigla for Cited Textual Sources and Reference Works ABL Assyrian and Babylonian Letters, R.F. Harper, London 1892-1914 AHw Akkadisches Handwörterbuch, 3 vols, W. Von Soden, Wiesbaden 1965-1981 ARM 26/1 Archives épistolaires de Mari I/1 (Archives royales de Mari 26/1), J.-M. Durand, Paris 1988 ARM 26/2 Archives épistolaires de Mari I/2 (Archives royales de Mari 26/2), D. Charpin et al., Paris 1988 BIWA Beiträge zum Inschriftenwerk Assurbanipals, R. Borger, Wiesbaden 1996 CAD The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, A.L. Oppenheim et al. (eds), Chicago 1956 CDA A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian (2 nd corrected printing), J. Black, A. George, and N. Postgate, Wiesbaden 2000 CT Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, London 1896 GAG Grundriß der akkadischen Grammatik (3 rd edition), W. Von Soden, Rome 1995 ITP The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III King of Assyria, H. Tadmor, Jerusalem 1994 JM A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew, 2 vols, P. Joüon, S.J. and T. Muraoka, Rome 1996 KAR Keilschrifttexte aus Assur religiösen Inhalts, 2 vols, E. Ebeling, Leipzig 1919-1923 KB The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. The New Koehler Baumgartner in English, 4 vols, translated and edited under the supervision of M.E.J. Richardson, Leiden 1994-1999 LKA Literarische Keilschrifttexte aus Assur, E. Ebeling, Berlin 1953 LKU Literarische Keilschrifttexte aus Uruk, A. Falkenstein, Berlin 1931 MSL 12 Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon, The Series lú = ša and Related Texts, M. Civil, Rome 1969 PNAE The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, S. Parpola, K. Radner and H.D. Baker (eds), Helsinki 1998 SAA 1 The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part 1. Letters from Assyria and the West, S. Parpola, Helsinki 1987 SAA 2 Neo-Assyrian Treaties and Loyalty Oaths, S. Parpola and K. Watanabe, Helsinki 1988 SAA 3 Court Poetry and Literary Miscellanea, A. Livingstone, Helsinki 1989 SAA 4 Queries to the Sungod. Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria, I. Starr, Helsinki 1990 SAA 7 Imperial Administrative Records, Part 1. Palace and Temple Administration, F.M. Fales and J.N. Postgate, Helsinki 1992 SAA 8 Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings, H. Hunger, Helsinki 1992 SAA 9 Assyrian Prophecies, S. Parpola, Helsinki 1997 355
SAA 10 Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars, S. Parpola, Helsinki 1993 SAA 12 Grants, Decrees and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period, L. Kataja and R. Whiting, Helsinki 1995 SAA 13 Letters from Priests to Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal, S.W. Cole and P. Machinist, Helsinki 1998 SAA 16 The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon, M. Luukko and G. Van Buylaere, Helsinki 2002 SAA 18 The Babylonian Correspondence of Esarhaddon and Letters to Assurbanipal and Sin-šarru-iškun from Northern and Central Babylonia, F. Reynolds, Helsinki 2003 TUAT Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testament, O. Kaiser et al. (ed.), Gütersloh 1984 Abbreviations used in the Bibliography ÄAT Ägypten und Altes Testament AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary, D.N. Freedman (ed.), 6 vols, New York 1992 ABRL The Anchor Bible Reference Library AcOr Acta orientalia AfO Archiv für Orientforschung AfOB Archiv für Orientforschung: Beiheft AJP American Journal of Philology ALASP Abhandlungen zur Literatur Alt-Syrien-Palästinas und Mesopotamiens ANETS Ancient Near Eastern Texts and Studies AOAT Alter Orient und Altes Testament AoF Altorientalische Forschungen ARM Archives royales de Mari AS Assyriological Studies ATD Das Alte Testament Deutsch ATM Altes Testament und Moderne BA The Biblical Archaeologist BaghF Baghdader Forschungen BaghM Baghdader Mitteilungen BaghMB Baghdader Mitteilungen: Beiheft BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research BBB Bonner biblische Beiträge BETL Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium Bib Biblica BibOr Biblica et Orientalia BiOr Bibliotheca orientalis BKAT Biblischer Kommentar, Altes Testament BN Biblische Notizen 356
BTZ BWANT BZ (NF) BZAW CBC CBOTS CBQ CHANE CM DMOA ErIsr EvT FAT FO FOTL FRLANT FzB GAT HBS HCOT HSM HTKAT HTR ICC IEJ Int JANESCU JAOS JBL JCS JEOL JNES JNSL JSOT JSOTSup JSPSup JTS LAI MAPS MARI MC MDOG MHUC Berliner Theologische Zeitschrift Beiträge zur Wissenschaft vom Alten und Neuen Testament Biblische Zeitschrift (Neue Folge) Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Cambridge Bible Commentary Coniectanea biblica Old Testament Series Catholic Biblical Quarterly Culture and History of the Ancient Near East Cuneiform Monographs Documenta et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui Eretz-Israel Evangelische Theologie Forschungen zum Alten Testament Folia Orientalia The Forms of the Old Testament Literature Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testament Forschung zur Bibel Grundrisse zum Alten Testament Herders biblische Studien Historical Commentary on the Old Testament Harvard Semitic Monographs Herders theologischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament Harvard Theological Review International Critical Commentary Israel Exploration Journal Interpretation Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia University Journal of the American Oriental Society Journal of Biblical Literature Journal of Cuneiform Studies Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux Journal of Near Eastern Studies Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha: Supplement Series Journal of Theological Studies Library of Ancient Israel Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society Mari. Annales de recherches interdisciplinaires Mesopotamian Civilizations Mitteilungen der deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft Monographs of the Hebrew Union College 357
MKNAW Mededelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen NABU Nouvelles assyriologiques brèves et utilitaires NCB New Century Bible NTT Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift OBO Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis OIP The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications OLP Orientalia lovaniensia periodica Or (NS) Orientalia (New Series) OTG Old Testament Guides OTL Old Testament Library OtSt Oudtestamentische Studiën PIOL Publications de l Institut Orientaliste de Louvain RA Revue d assyriologie et d archéologie orientale RAI Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale RB Revue biblique RHR Revue de l histoire des religions RIMA Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Assyrian Periods RIMB Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Babylonian Periods RSRev Religious Studies Review SAA State Archives of Assyria SAAB State Archives of Assyria Bulletin SAAS State Archives of Assyria Studies SANE Sources from the Ancient Near East SBLSS Society of Biblical Literature: Symposium Series SBLWAWS Society of Biblical Literature: Writings from the Ancient World Series SBS Stuttgarter Bibel-Studien SBTS Sources for Biblical and Theological Study ScrHier Scripta Hierosolymitana SEÅ Svensk exegetisk årsbok SHANE Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East SHCANE Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East SJOT Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament SSN Studia semitica neerlandica StudOr Studia orientalia TA Tel-Aviv ThSt Theologische Studiën TLZ Theologische Literaturzeitung TRu (NF) Theologische Rundschau (Neue Folge) TZ Theologische Zeitschrift UCOP University of Cambridge Oriental Publications UF Ugarit-Forschungen: Internationales Jahrbuch für die Altertumskunde Syrien-Palästinas 358
UNHAII VAB VF VT VTSup WBC WD (NF) WMANT WO WUNT ZABR ZAW ZDPV ZTK Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul Vorderasiatische Bibliothek Verkündiging und Forschung Vetus Testamentum Supplements to Vetus Testamentum World Biblical Commentary Wort und Dienst (Neue Folge) Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und zum Neuen Testament Die Welt des Orients Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Zeitschrift des deutchen Palästina-Vereins Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche 359