Comments on: Cloudy Dissertation http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/ The musings and wanderings of an academician. Wed, 09 May 2012 22:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1731 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:07 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1731 Jim,

I loved the CAT, too. My first thought was maybe you threw in some Egyptian stuff, but the all-caps was a giveaway.

James

]]> By: jimgetz http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1726 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:25 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1726 When I finish compiling the abbreviation list for the dissertation I might add it as a tab on the blog for exactly this reason.

I knew you knew what it meant. But, it made me realize (again) that some folks might not. Hence the over-descriptive answer.

]]> By: Karyn http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1725 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:48:18 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1725 Yeah, I knew it was CAT/KTU, which is why it’s so funny! I wonder what other things look so common to us that we ignore them, but would raise eyebrows of others! The word cloud really highlights the word/term/abbreviations we tend to read over.

]]> By: jimgetz http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1724 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:20 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1724 LOL! It’s CAT Cuneiform Alphabetic Texts (aka KTU2). I’ll leave it to Steve Wiggins to talk about cat rituals in the ancient Near East.

I’m hoping everyone can read it soon, but I’ve got to finish editing the dang dissertation before I’ll let folks see it.

]]> By: Karyn http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1723 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:09:29 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1723 I love that CAT shows up.

Rituals that kings perform with cats. What an interesting topic! :)

(Can I read the chapter?)

]]> By: jimgetz http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1722 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:11 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1722 There are no priests in chapter one. They don’t show up in the dissertation till the last two chapters. Ugaritic ritual texts don’t mention the priests’ roles, only those of the king. That’s part of what got me interested in these texts to begin with.

]]> By: wezlo http://jimgetz.org/2009/11/07/cloudy-dissertation/#comment-1719 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:36 +0000 http://jimgetz.org/?p=1201#comment-1719 Interesting, I don’t see “priest” anywhere..

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