Edward Lipiński, or Edouard Lipiński (born 18 June 1930 in

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and deceased on 12 April 2024 in Brussels, Belgium), was a Polish-Belgian

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and Orientalist, professor and exegete at the

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Life

His first major work, published in 1965, was a monumental

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, ''La royauté de Yahwé dans la poésie et le culte de l'ancien Israël''. In 1969, he was appointed professor at the

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, where he taught the comparative grammar of

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, the history of ancient Near Eastern religions and institutions and other things. He was head of the Department of Oriental and Slavonic studies at the

from 1978 to 1984. He directed the publication of the ''Dictionnaire de la civilisation phénicienne et punique'' (1992) and the ''Studia Phoenicia'' series (from 1983). He also published ''Semitic Languages. Outline of a Comparative Grammar'' (1997, 2001) and dealt extensively with

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dialects and history, in particular in his ''Studies in Aramaic Inscriptions and Onomastics'' (1975, 1994, 2010, 2016) and in ''The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion'' (2000). Referring to the last work, a reviewer noted that it "embodies the accumulated insights of one of the greatest Semitic scholars of our time". He was awarded a doctorate honoris causa by the

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in 2003. Although he retired in 1995, he continued teaching and doing research mainly in Aramaic and

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n studies. He died in

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, Belgium on 12 April 2024.

Works

The

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database lists over a hundred publications by Edward Lipiński in his various fields of expertise. A complete bibliography was published by The Enigma Press. Here is a short list of his major publications: * ''La Royauté de Yahwé dans la poésie et le culte de l'ancien Israël'' (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der Letteren, Jaarg. XXVII, Nr 55), Paleis der Academiën, Brussel 1965, 560 pp.; second edition, Brussel 1968. * ''Le Poème royal du Psaume LXXXIX, 1-5.20-38'' (Cahiers de la Revue Biblique 6), J. Gabalda et Cie, Paris 1967, 110 pp. * ** *** **** * Author of volumes 1, 5 and 6 of ''Studia Paulo Naster Oblata: Orientalia antiqua'' published 1982 Peeters Publishers * (Ed.), ''Dictionnaire de la civilisation phénicienne et punique'', Brepols, Turnhout 1992, XXII + 502 p., 14 colour pls. * ''Dieux et déesses de l'univers phénicien et punique'' (Orient. Lov. An. 64; Studia Phoenicia XIV), Peeters & Departement Oosterse Studies, Leuven 1995, 536 p. * ** * * * * ''Prawo bliskowschodnie w starożytności. Wprowadzenie historyczne'' (The Near Eastern Law in Antiquity. A Historical Introduction; Studia historico-biblica 2), Wydawnictwo KUL, Lublin 2009, 492 pp. * ''Resheph. A Syro-Canaanite Deity'' (Orient. Lov. An. 181; Studia Phoenicia XIX), Peeters & Departement Oosterse Studies, Leuven 2009, 297 pp. *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipinski, Edward 1930 births 2024 deaths Belgian orientalists Academic staff of the Université catholique de Louvain Belgian biblical scholars Polish orientalists Polish biblical scholars Phoenician and Punic studies