The ancient near east

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With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this title provides an 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".



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 * Letters * New foreword puts the classic translations in context * More than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the texts * Fully indexed

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 28 november 2010

Aantal pagina's: 656

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: James B. Pritchard

Tweede Auteur: Jb Pritchard

Co Auteur: James Pritchard

Hoofdredacteur: James B. Pritchard

Hoofduitgeverij: Princeton University Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 152 mm

Product lengte: 235 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 73 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 9 mm

Verpakking lengte: 340 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 185 g

EAN: 9780691147260

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