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Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)

Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)

These tales from the ancient civilizations of the "fertile crescent" stand alongside the Odyssey and the Arabian Nights in being popular with an international audience at the dawn of recorded history. Here are myths of the Creation and of the Flood, as well as the fascinating Epic of Gilgamesh, a story of heroic failure in a moment of human weakness.

Mesopotamia: La escritura, la razon y los dioses / The Scripture, the Reason and The Gods (Historia Serie Menor)

Mesopotamia: La escritura, la razon y los dioses / The Scripture, the Reason and The Gods (Historia Serie Menor)

by Jean Botte?ro

Our ancestors, the Mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the world. In this collection of essays, the French scholar Jean Bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of history. To give the reader some sense of how Mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, Bottero begins with an account of... (more)

Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (Anchor Bible Reference)

Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (Anchor Bible Reference)

by Amihai Mazar, Ephraim Stern

Step-by-step, era-by-era, Mazar shows what each major archaeological discovery has to say about the mysterious stories of the Bible--from the beginnings of recorded of human habitation to the tumultuous period of the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah.

The Oxford History of the Biblical World

The Oxford History of the Biblical World

by Michael D. Coogan

Here, in one impressively illustrated volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts-- the Bible. For more than a century, archeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches,... (more)

The Ancient Orient: An Introduction to the Study of the Ancient Near East

The Ancient Orient: An Introduction to the Study of the Ancient Near East

by Wolfram von Soden

This book represents the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary presentation of ancient Near Eastern civilization. The author's study includes treatments of the history of language and systems of writing, the state and society, nutrition and agriculture, artisanry, economics, law, science, religion and magic, art, music, and more.

Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E.

Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E.

by Daniel C. Snell

A fascinating, richly colored glimpse into the lives of ordinary people during this exciting epoch. For general readers with an interest in the historical events that shaped the development of Europe and the Middle East, for specialists seeking a broader understanding of Middle Eastern history, and for anyone with an interest in the Bible, this book offers a fascinating tour of life in ancient Western Asia.

Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt (Handbook to Life)

Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt (Handbook to Life)

by A. Rosalie David

The Nile Valley civilization, which spanned a period from c. 5000 B.C. to the early centuries A.D., was one of the earliest created by humankind. This handy reference provides a comprehensive overview of more than five millenia of Egyptian history and archeology, from predynastic times to the Old and New Kingdoms to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Accessible, authoritative, and clearly organized, the Handbook to... (more)

The Ancient Near East: An Encyclopedia for Students Edition 1.

The Ancient Near East: An Encyclopedia for Students Edition 1.

Writings from the cultures of biblical times supplement the Old Testament in documenting the history of the ancient Near East.

The Bible and the Ancient Near East

by Cyrus Herzl Gordon

This up-to-date revision of a classic work draws on the latest archaeological and linguistic research to fill in the historical realities behind the great stories of the Bible. This account of the historical context for the Hebrew Bible explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. The authors show the striking parallels in the foundational... (more)

Archives of Ebla: An Empire Inscribed in Clay (Translation of Ebla: Un Impero Inciso Nell'Argilla)Giovanni Pettinato

Archives of Ebla: An Empire Inscribed in Clay (Translation of Ebla: Un Impero Inciso Nell'Argilla)

by Giovanni Pettinato

Text: English, Italian (translation)

Mesopotamian Myths the Legendary Past (The Legendary Past)

Mesopotamian Myths the Legendary Past (The Legendary Past)

by Henrietta McCall

A vast legacy of powerful creative writing was revealed when nineteenth-century scholars managed to decipher the mysterious wedge-shaped symbols of cuneiform script, inscribed on clay tablets over 5,000 years ago by the ancient Mesopotamians. Strikingly familiar themes emerged, forcing the Victorian world to review its belief in the Bible as the sole source of literal truth. Imagine the impact of the Epic of... (more)

They Wrote on ClayEdward Chiera

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