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A Hebrew Inscription on the Polish Coronation Sword

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Budzioch D., Tomal M.

Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia

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2010

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vol. 8

39-47

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The present article deals with the problem of the presumably Hebrew inscription on the coronation sword of Polish kings, known as the 'Szczerbiec'. Our objective is not to recall or reconstruct the complexity of its history. It is rather to expose some elements of the sword's bizarre haps and mishaps, as far as they may cast some light on the emergence of the inscription and its meaning. The main purpose of our attempt is to present one possible consistent reading of the inscription, taking into account some historical and linguistic data. Our proposal draws from some previous reconstructions, both past and current. Finally, however, we hope to offer an original interpretation of the inscription.

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EQUESTRIAN STATUES IN ANTIQUITY: CITY, PEOPLE, MONUMENTS

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Nováková L., Hrnčiarik E., Daňová M.

Studia Historica Nitriensia

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2018

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vol. 22

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issue 2

434 – 455

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Greek city-states formed a comprehensive social system with regard to the political and socio-economic aspects of their inhabitants. Polis, regarded as a political and religious group of people living in a particular area, had three basic components: the citizens, the political constitution and the territory. The citizens were involved in the construction of public buildings and in a number of other activities. This is probably why the role of communities, which directly defined the polis, was accentuated. At least in part egalitarian character of Greek society, dominated by Athenians, restricted the possibilities of portraying individuals. The tumultuous events of the Classical period spotlighted military commanders and politicians. This trend got stronger in the next centuries. While promoting equality, the poleis honoured beneficial acts and remarkable deeds of their citizens. Public places were filled with typified statues of “andres agathoi.” This statuary landscape of Greek cities, partially preserved in epigraphic finds, has almost disappeared. The importance of euergetism increased in the Late Classical period, becoming one of the main funding sources for the maintenance of public life. Individual citizens were rewarded with honorific inscriptions and were often granted other honours as well. The Hellenistic poleis – maintaining autonomy in the utmost sense – granted various honours and privileges to the members of royal dynasties and their close dignitaries. Particular emphasis was laid on military memorials, including equestrian statues, which became an integral part of the public monuments in antiquity.

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K VÝKLADU NEZNÁMEHO TEXTU NA PLAKETE Z BOJNEJ

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Kralčák Ľ.

Slavica Slovaca

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2014

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vol. 49

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issue 1

3 - 10

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This article deals with the issue of form of an inscription on one of the precious gold-coated plaques from archaeological site in the village Bojná representing the original Slavic settlement from Great Moravian period, i.e. from the time of Principality of Nitra. P. Žigo interprets this inscription as a Glagolitic and sees in it an initial abbreviation of the first verse of 24th David’s Psalm. The author of this article comments this interpretation polemically relying on objective arguments from the view of textual criticism, historical grammar and palaeography. Together he introduces five fundamental problems of P. Žigo’s interpretation. The author points out two problems within text-critical notes. The first one is the discordance of the word order of discussed interpretation of the first verse of psalm in comparison to the word order of the same verse preserved in the monument known as Sinai Psalter. The second problem is an incorrect reading of the preposition at the beginning of that verse in photo type cutting from this Glagolitic monument. Historical-grammatical notes concern the problem of an incorrect grammatical form in case of use the structure „directional verb + preposition v + local“ to express the meaning of direction. The last two problems consist in an incorrect interpretation of palaeographic characteristics of the two expected Glagolitic grapheme characters. The author states that the interpretation of P. Žigo cannot be accepted based on the reasons listed above.

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A Hebrew Inscription on the Polish Coronation Sword

EQUESTRIAN STATUES IN ANTIQUITY: CITY, PEOPLE, MONUMENTS

K VÝKLADU NEZNÁMEHO TEXTU NA PLAKETE Z BOJNEJ