[Heb-NACO] ha-rofe? (Physician)? ha-Rofe? Something else?

[Janet P Heineck]

Adam,

Interested in taking this on? Heidi will probably supply him with an answer, though.

jph




On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Robert M. TALBOTT wrote:

> Hi folks:
> I have a question about capitalization treating an after-name title.  I'd like to get a bit of feedback before stepping off into the abyss.
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> Anyhow:
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> I'd like to upgrade to RDA the record with the heading Jacob ben Joseph ben Jawb, $c ha-rofe (OCLC AR 475823), but sadly the record is one requiring review before using in an RDA record. Predictably, the rub is how to treat "ha-Rofe." I
> suppose one could read it as the equivalent of something like "$c (Physician)" though on the surface I'd favor reading it as a title of some sort.  But since the type of title sways the capitalization rules (RDA A.31), what sort of a title
> is it?  One might very well assume it's a professional title (RDA A.11.5.4), resulting in "$c ha-rofe. " If one squints hard enough, I suppose one of the other options could work, but that's a stretch in my estimation when one looks at the
> options available in RDA A.11.5.
> 
> My concern here is that I may be missing something obvious or otherwise.  Please advise.
> 
> Bob
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