5 edition of The Ancient Near East, volume II found in the catalog.
The Ancient Near East, volume II
Published
1975
by Princeton University Press in Princeton, N.J
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | edited by James B. Pritchard. |
| Contributions | Pritchard, James Bennett, 1909- |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | xviii, 251 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 251 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL18329711M |
| ISBN 10 | 0691002096 |
Not since the Old Testament has a book about the second millenium B.C.E. generated as much controversy as Black Athena. The second volume of this projected four-volume work arouses equal degrees of awe and skepticism. In Black Athena, Martin Bernal attempts to derive Greek civilization and language from Egypt and the Semitic Near East. Volume 1. Ancient Mesopotamia and Iran are usually treated separately or as part of a much broader ‘Ancient Near East’. However, the developments that lie at the root of our own world—farming, cities, writing, organized religion, warfare—were forged in the tensions and relations between the inhabitants of lowland Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) and Author: Erika Harlitz-Kern.
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Thesis and Scope. A central concern of exegetical pursuits is to discover the historical and cultural Sitz im Leben of the biblical text in order to properly interpret Scripture. The field of comparative studies of the cultures of the ancient Near East is critical to understanding the historical-cultural and socio-political context from which the Scriptures were produced. Combined selections from, and condensation of, the editor's Ancient Near Eastern texts relating to the Old Testament, 2d ed., , and The ancient Near East in pictures relating to the Old Testament, [v. 1] An anthology of texts and picturesv. 2. A new anthology of texts and picturesPages:
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Volume II or "The Ancient Near East" is a good companion to Volume I, containing mythic, legal, and monumental information from the Middle East Bronze and Iron Ages.
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I bought this book along with its companion: Volume II - A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures, because it was time for me to see for myself what the the original sources had to say about the Ancient Near volume, which first was published in contains over 70 ancient texts and about black and white photographs of artefacts from the Ancient Near East.5/5(5).
I bought this book along with its companion: Volume II - A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures, because it was time for me to see for myself what the the original sources had to say about the Ancient Near volume, which first was published in contains over 70 ancient texts and about black and white photographs of artefacts from the Ancient Near East.5/5(5).
CIVILIZATIONS OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST presents this enormously rich world from a variety of perspectives. It describes the physical world of the ancient Near East, evaulates the impact of ancient near eastern civilizations on succeeding cultures, and reconstructs its cultural contexts based on archaeological findings and the deciphering of documents.5/5(1).
(shelved 4 times as ancient-near-east) avg rating — ratings — published Want to Read saving. First published in - and followed by Volume II in and Volume III in - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations.
Volume I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved. The Ancient Near East embraces a vast geographical area, from the borders of Iran and Afghanistan in the east to the Levant and Anatolia, and from the Black Sea in the north to Egypt in the south.
It was a region of enormous cultural, political and linguistic diversity. In this authoritative new study, Amélie Kuhrt examines its history from the earliest written documents to the conquest of.
Chapter Nineteen. Sex, Rhetoric, And The Public Monument: The Alluring Body Of Naram-Sîn Of Agade In: On Art in the Ancient Near East Volume IICited by: 4.
Sincethe Culture and History of the Ancient Near East series has become a primary forum for studying all aspects of ancient Near Eastern civilizations. Across a chronological and geographical swath, it covers religion, history, language, literature, thought, science, art and visual culture, and architecture.
The Ancient Near East, Volume II: A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, Sasson, Jack et al., (eds.). Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, Sincethe Culture and History of the Ancient Near East series has become a primary forum for studying all aspects of ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
Across a chronological and geographical swath, it covers religion, history, language, literature, thought, science, art and visual culture, and architecture. The series demands high More. Get this from a library. The ancient Near East. Volume II: a new anthology of texts and pictures.
[James B Pritchard;] -- This volume makes available some of the most important discovered source material for the historian of the ancient Near East.
I bought this book along with its companion: Volume II - A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures, because it was time for me to see for myself what the the original sources had to say about the Ancient Near East. This volume, which first was published in contains over 70 ancient texts and about black and white photographs of artefacts /5(23).
A Companion to the Ancient Near East, Blackwell’s third addition to its Companions to the Ancient World series, has the peculiarity of not being, in actuality, a companion to another book. This volume is meant to stand on its own as a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization, providing aFile Size: 1MB.
Click to read more about The Ancient Near East (Volume II): A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures by James B. Pritchard. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers4/5. With more than reading selections and 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.
This magnificent volume is a compilation of the writings of friends, colleagues, and former students in tribute to Shalom Paul, Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Bible Department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. More than 60 essayists contribute new ideas in the areas of research most loved by Prof.
Paul, such as biblical literature and criticism, prophecy, comparative exegesis. This volume, spanning three millennia BCE, concentrates on the major ancient civilizations that left information about women and crime in Mesopotamia and Asia Minor, namely, Sumer (Pt I), Babylonia (Pt II), Assyria (Pt III), and Khatti (Pt IV).
Most of the extant writings are incomplete, and some are only brief fragments. No ancient document has been found that contains the entire civil or.Near Eastern people engaged in rational thought and behavior, but did not develop a self-consciously rational method of inquiry into physical nature and human culture; Near Eastern Achievements; Civilization emerged due to creative and intelligent acts and advances; Many elements of ancient Near Eastern civilizations were passed on to the West.Volume III Part II carries on the history of the Near East from the close of Volume III Part I and covers roughly the same chronological period as Volume III Part III.
The rest of the book is devoted to the tenth to the eighth centuries B. C. Volumes I and II of The Cambridge Ancient History have had to be entirely rewritten as a result.
