The Ancient Near East : : An Anthology of Texts and Pictures /

The Ancient Near East : : An Anthology of Texts and Pictures / / ed. by James B. Pritchard.

James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Albright, W. F.,
Biggs, Robert D.,
Finkelstein, J. J.,
Fleming, Daniel E.,
Ginsberg, H. L.,
Goetze, Albrecht,
Grayson, A. K.,
Jamme, A.,
Kramer, S. N.,
Meek, Theophile J.,
Moran, William L.,
Oppenheim, A. Leo,
Pfeiffer, Robert H.,
Reiner, Erica,
Rosenthal, Franz,
Speiser, E. A.,
Stephens, Ferris J.,
Wilson, John A.,
TeilnehmendeR:
Fleming, Daniel E.
HerausgeberIn:
Pritchard, James B.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©2011
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (512 p.) :; 307 halftones.
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245 0 4 |a The Ancient Near East :  |b An Anthology of Texts and Pictures /  |c ed. by James B. Pritchard. 
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t List of Illustrations --   |t Foreword --   |t Preface to the 1975 Edition --   |t Preface to the 1958 Edition --   |t I. Egyptian Myths and Tales --   |t II. Myths and Epics from Mesopotamia --   |t III. Hittite Myths --   |t IV. Ugaritic Myths and Epics --   |t V. Legal Texts --   |t VI. Treaties --   |t VII. Egyptian Historical Texts --   |t VIII. Assyrian and Babylonian Historical Texts --   |t IX. Palestinian Inscriptions --   |t X. Canaanite and Aramaic Inscriptions --   |t XI. South-Arabian Inscriptions --   |t XII. Egyptian Execration Texts --   |t XIII. Egyptian Hymns --   |t XIV. Mesopotamian Hymns --   |t XV. Didactic and Wisdom Literature --   |t XVI. Oracles and Prophecies --   |t XVII. Love Poetry --   |t XVIII. Other Literary Texts --   |t XIX. Letters --   |t Illustration Credits --   |t Index to Biblical References --   |t Index --   |t Plates 
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520 |a James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated volume, with a new foreword that puts the translations in context. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this volume provides a stimulating introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Creation Epic (Enuma elish), the Code of Hammurabi, and the Baal Cycle. For students of history, religion, the Bible, archaeology, and anthropology, this anthology provides a wealth of material for understanding the ancient Near East.Represents the diverse cultures and languages of the ancient Near East--Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, and Aramaic--in a wide range of genres: Historical texts Legal texts and treaties Inscriptions Hymns Didactic and wisdom literature Oracles and prophecies Love poetry and other literary texts LettersNew foreword puts the classic translations in contextMore than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the textsFully indexed 
538 |a Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 
546 |a In English. 
588 0 |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) 
650 0 |a Middle Eastern literature  |v Translations into English. 
650 7 |a HISTORY / Ancient / General.  |2 bisacsh 
653 |a A. Leo Oppenheim. 
653 |a Adapa. 
653 |a Ahab. 
653 |a Akhenaten. 
653 |a Akkad (city). 
653 |a Akkadian Empire. 
653 |a Alalakh. 
653 |a Amarna letters. 
653 |a Amarna. 
653 |a Amorite. 
653 |a Amun. 
653 |a Amurru (god). 
653 |a Ancient Egypt. 
653 |a Ancient Near East. 
653 |a Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. 
653 |a Anunnaki. 
653 |a Arzawa. 
653 |a Ashdod. 
653 |a Asherah. 
653 |a Ashnan. 
653 |a Ashurbanipal. 
653 |a Ashurnasirpal II. 
653 |a Atum. 
653 |a Babylonia. 
653 |a Canaan. 
653 |a Chemosh. 
653 |a Deity. 
653 |a Dowry. 
653 |a Egyptian hieroglyphs. 
653 |a Egyptian mythology. 
653 |a Egyptians. 
653 |a Ekur. 
653 |a Elephantine. 
653 |a Elisha. 
653 |a Enheduanna. 
653 |a Enkidu. 
653 |a Enlil. 
653 |a Ennead. 
653 |a Epigraphy. 
653 |a Ereshkigal. 
653 |a Eridu. 
653 |a Esagila. 
653 |a Esarhaddon. 
653 |a Eshnunna. 
653 |a Eunuch. 
653 |a Gezer. 
653 |a Haruspex. 
653 |a Hazael. 
653 |a Hittites. 
653 |a Humbaba. 
653 |a Idrimi. 
653 |a Inanna. 
653 |a Ishtar. 
653 |a Josiah. 
653 |a Keilah. 
653 |a Khnum. 
653 |a King of the Gods. 
653 |a Kingu. 
653 |a Majesty. 
653 |a Marduk. 
653 |a Merneptah Stele. 
653 |a Middle Egypt. 
653 |a Milkilu. 
653 |a Mitanni. 
653 |a Nabonidus. 
653 |a Namtar. 
653 |a Naram-Sin. 
653 |a Nebuchadnezzar II. 
653 |a Nergal. 
653 |a Nimrud. 
653 |a Ningal. 
653 |a Ninurta. 
653 |a Nippur. 
653 |a Nusku. 
653 |a Old Testament. 
653 |a Oracle. 
653 |a Osiris myth. 
653 |a Ostracon. 
653 |a Pharaoh. 
653 |a Ptah. 
653 |a Ptolemaic Kingdom. 
653 |a Sargon of Akkad. 
653 |a Shamash. 
653 |a Shekel. 
653 |a Supplication. 
653 |a Tammuz (deity). 
653 |a The Persians. 
653 |a Thutmose I. 
653 |a Tiamat. 
653 |a Tobiah (Ammonite). 
653 |a Ugarit. 
653 |a Ugaritic. 
653 |a Upper Egypt. 
653 |a Upper and Lower Egypt. 
653 |a Urshanabi. 
653 |a Uruk. 
653 |a Urukagina. 
653 |a Utnapishtim. 
653 |a Yahdun-Lim. 
653 |a Zimri-Lim. 
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700 1 |a Biggs, Robert D.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Finkelstein, J. J.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Fleming, Daniel E. 
700 1 |a Fleming, Daniel E.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Ginsberg, H. L.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Goetze, Albrecht,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Grayson, A. K.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Jamme, A.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Kramer, S. N.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Meek, Theophile J.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Moran, William L.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Oppenheim, A. Leo,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Pfeiffer, Robert H.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Pritchard, James B.,   |e editor.  |4 edt  |4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 
700 1 |a Reiner, Erica,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Rosenthal, Franz,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Speiser, E. A.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Stephens, Ferris J.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Wilson, John A.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
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