tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568915967186844196.post1352676915085832263..comments2024-03-26T14:19:33.332-07:00Comments on Bench Grass: The Early Iron Age Rise of the State: From the Sublime to the Perishable?Erik Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728486209757153685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568915967186844196.post-20291642772362529262021-04-07T10:05:39.376-07:002021-04-07T10:05:39.376-07:00In a lengthy dissertation on Berber words in Class...In a lengthy dissertation on Berber words in Classical sources (written in Catalan), Carles Murcia, following T. Sarnelli, argues that the name of silphium is cognate with Tashelhiyt Berber <i>a-slif</i>, which refers to <a href="http://www.floramaroccana.fr/periploca-laevigata.html" rel="nofollow">Periploca laevigata</a>. Of course, names shift their reference all the time...Lameen Souag الأمين سواقhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.com