The ancient Near East
Subtitle: an anthology of texts and pictures
By: edited by James B. Pritchard ; foreword by Daniel E. Fleming
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9780691147253; 9780691147260
Subjects: Middle Eastern literature; Translations into English; History of contemporary events; Bible; Antiquities
Description: "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 tranlations 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."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Egyptian myths and tales / John A. Wilson; title: Myths and epics from Mesopotamia; title: Hittite myths / Albrecht Goetze; title: Ugaritic myths and epics / H.L. Ginsberg; title: Legal texts; title: Treaties; title: Egyptian historical texts / John A. Wilson; title: Assyrian and Babylonian historical texts / A. Leo Oppenheim; title: Palestinian inscriptions / W.F. Albright; title: Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions / Franz Rosenthal; title: South-Arabian inscriptions / A. Jamme; title: Egyptian execration texts / John A. Wilson; title: Egyptian hymns / John A. Wilson; title: Mesopotamian hymns; title: Didactic and wisdom literature; title: Oracles and prophecies; title: Love poetry; title: Other literary texts; title: Letters.