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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I know almost nothing about this question (most of Elhanan's queries below seem to be subject questions anyway) but will point out that LC has established both "Samaritan Hebrew language" (sh2004001950) and "Samaritan Aramaic language" (sh 85116991), so it seems we do consider them to be separate languages. Wikipedia (if correct!) tells in which texts each of them is used:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN>Samaritan Hebrew</span></b><span lang=EN> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Hebrew</span></a>: </span><b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL>עברית שומרונית</span></b><span dir=LTR></span><span lang=AR-SA><span dir=LTR></span></span><span lang=EN>), is a reading tradition for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Hebrew" title="Biblical Hebrew"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Biblical Hebrew</span></a> as used by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan" title=Samaritan><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Samaritans</span></a> for reading the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan_Pentateuch" title="Samaritan Pentateuch"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Samaritan Pentateuch</span></a>. Its pronunciation is highly similar to that of Samaritan Arabic, used by the Samaritans in prayer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b>Samaritan Aramaic</b>, or <i>Samaritan</i>, is the dialect of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic_language" title="Aramaic language"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Aramaic</span></a> used by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan" title=Samaritan><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Samaritans</span></a> in their sacred and scholarly literature. This should not be confused with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan_Hebrew" title="Samaritan Hebrew"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Samaritan Hebrew</span></a> language of the Scriptures. It ceased to be a spoken language some time between the 10th and the 12th centuries.<o:p></o:p></p><p>In form it resembles the Aramaic of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targum" title=Targum><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Targumim</span></a>, the Aramaic word for “interpretation” or “paraphrase”, and is written in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan_alphabet" title="Samaritan alphabet"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Samaritan alphabet</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Important works written in Samaritan include the Samaritan translation of the Samaritan Hebrew <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentateuch" title=Pentateuch><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Pentateuch</span></a> in the form of the targum paraphrased version. There are also legal, exegetical and liturgical texts, though later works of the same kind were often written in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language" title="Arabic language"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Arabic</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Joan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> heb-naco-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:heb-naco-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi G Lerner<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 17, 2012 1:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] Samaritan versions of the Bible<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Elhanan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I approached the response to your question by looking at AACR2 and the Marc Authority Format for languages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>AACR2 25.18A10 tells us to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><a name=Aacr2UNDERSCORE8729 id=Aacr2UNDERSCORE8729></a><span class=rule-text><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Add the name of the language of the <a href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=Aacr2ItemSLASHglossary&hash=ItemSLASHglossary" target=rightFrame>item</a> after the designation for the <span style='background:khaki'>Bible</span> or <a href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=Aacr2PartSLASHglossary&hash=PartSLASHglossary" target=rightFrame>part</a> of the <span style='background:khaki'>Bible</span>.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Version is defined by AACR2 (see glossary) as the type of translation of the Bible or any of its parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The MARC format for Languages includes Samaritan Aramaic as a language. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Based on the above I would construct a Bible heading with Samaritan Aramaic in the delimited l. If there varying versions of the Samaritan Bible, then that information would go in a delimier "s."<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A basic heading for the Samaritan Pentateuch I think would like <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bible.$pO.T.$pPentateuch.$lSamaritan Aramaic.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I look forward to comments, criticism, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sincerely, Heidi <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=zwchr></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>"Elhanan Adler" <<a href="mailto:elhanana@savion.huji.ac.il">elhanana@savion.huji.ac.il</a>><br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 15, 2012 10:52:31 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Heb-NACO] Samaritan versions of the Bible</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Shalom all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>LC authority site has a number of different forms - none of which has the 'authorized heading' button<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Bible. O.T. Exodus. Hebrew--Versions--Samaritan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Hebrew. Samaritan--Translations into Arabic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>and for Aramaic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Aramaic--Samaritan--Versions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Aramaic--Versions--Samaritan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Samaritan Aramaic--Criticism, Textual<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>for Hebrew - should Samaritan be a version? (subfield s)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=RTL></span> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'>for Aramaic - is Samaritan a version, or is Samaritan Aramaic considered a language?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Elhanan</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Elhanan Adler </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:elhanana@savion.huji.ac.il">elhanana@savion.huji.ac.il</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Mobile tel.: 972-54-6829657</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel. 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