The Origin of the Terms “Canaan”, “Phoenician” and “Purple”

*<i>kina‛u</i>, *<i>kin‛anu</i> “Occident”; <i>Pûnî</i>, gentilic of Puwwā; <i>puwwā</i> “red dye”; *<i>prpr</i> “boiling, decoction”; term for purple dye, obtained by prolonged boiling.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Astour, Michael C.
Format: Print Article
In:JNES
Year: 1965, Volume: 24, Pages: 346-350
KeiBi Identifier:28:457
All Reviews:AHR 71 (1966) 521-522 (M. F. McGregor)
BLOT 1966, 56 (F. F. B[ruce])
ClR NS 16 (1966) 86-88 (J. Boardman)
JAOS 85 (1965, ersch. 1966) 585-588 (J. D. Muhly)
RÉA 67 (1965) 481-484 (Fr. Vian)
ZATW 78 (1966) 111-112 (G. Fohrer)
JNES 27 (1968) 154-155 (J. D. Purvis)
OLZ 64 (1969) 258-261 (H. Geiss): RÉG 81 (1968) 214-217 (В. Hemmerdinger)
AAW 21 (1968) 40-50 (A. J. Pfiffig)
JSS 13 (1968) 256-258 (R. D. Barnett)
Abr-Nahrain 6 (1965-1966, Leiden 1967) 92-97 (A. F. Campbell)
AHR 71 (1966) 521-522 (M. F. McGregor [Nachtrag des Namens des Rezensenten])
The Classical Journal 61 (Lawrence, Kansas 1965) 131-136 (Т. T. Duke)
CW 59/1302 (1966) 157-158 (H. Wood)
Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis 80 (Groningen 1967) 80-83 (C. J. Ruijgh)
Description
Summary:*<i>kina‛u</i>, *<i>kin‛anu</i> “Occident”; <i>Pûnî</i>, gentilic of Puwwā; <i>puwwā</i> “red dye”; *<i>prpr</i> “boiling, decoction”; term for purple dye, obtained by prolonged boiling.