The Aramaeans in ancient Syria / / edited by Herbert Niehr.

• Superior document: Handbook of oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 1, Ancient Near East, volume 106
• TeilnehmendeR: Niehr, Herbert.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 2014.
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 1, Ancient Near East ; v. 106.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (534 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The historical and cultural role of the Aramaeans in ancient Syria can hardly be overestimated. Thus The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria gives precise and up-to-date information on different aspects of Aramaean culture. To that end, history, society, economy and law, language and script, literature, religion, art and architecture of the Aramaean kingdoms of Syria from their beginnings in the 11 century B.C. until their end at approximately 720 B.C. are covered within the handbook. The wide survey of Aramaean culture in Syria is supplemented by overviews on the Aramaeans in Assyria, Babylonia, Phoenicia, Palestine, Egypt, North Arabia and on the Aramaean heritage in the Levant.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction / Herbert Niehr -- II. History / H. Sader -- III. Society, institutions, law, and economy / Dagmar Kuhn -- IV. Language and script / Holger Gzella -- V. Literature / Paolo Merlo -- VI. Religion / Herbert Niehr -- VII. Art / Dominik Bonatz -- VIII. Architecture / Mirko Novak -- IX. Outlook : Aramaeans outside of Syria -- Assyria / Martti Nissinen -- Babylonia / Michael P. Streck -- Anatolia / Andre Lemaire -- Phoenicia / Herbert Niehr -- Palestine (Angelika Berlejung) -- Egypt (Alejandro F. Botta) -- Northern Arabia (Herbert Niehr) -- X. Aramaean heritage / John F. Healey.