The seed of wisdom
Subtitle: essays in honour of T. J. Meek
By: edited by W.S. McCullough.
Contributors: Beare, Francis Wright, 1902-; McCullough, William Stewart, 1902-; Oriental Club of Toronto.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1964
Place of publication: [Toronto]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Meek, Theophile James, -- b. 1881.; Middle East -- Civilization.
Description: "The essays in this volume have as their centre the Ancient Near East, the special field of interest of the distinguished scholar of the University of Toronto whom they honour. The authors, specialists in the languages, history, and culture of the Near, Middle, and Far East, are a group of orientalists, classicists, and mediaevalists from among the membership of the Oriental Club of Toronto ..."--Jacket.
Notes: "The papers contained herein were, with two exceptions, prepared originally for the Oriental Club of Toronto of which Professor Meek was the first President (1952-53)". - p. [v]

Includes index and bibliographical footnotes.

"Selected writings of Theophile J. Meek, compiled by Ronald J. Williams": p. 191-197.

Gift - A.D. Tushingham
Table of contents: title: The reign of Nebuchadnezzar I / by W. G. Lambert; title: Literature as a medium of political propaganda in ancient Egypt / by R. J. Williams; title: The formal aspect of ancient Near Eastern law / by R. A. F. MacKenzie; title: Yahweh the God of the Heavens / by D. K. Andrews; title: Proto-septuagint studies / by J. W. Wevers; title: The life and works of Joseph Hazzayâ / by E. J. Sherry; title: Zeus in the Hellenistic age / by F. W. Beare; title: The molten sea of Solomon's temple / by G. Bagnani; title: In search of the divine Denis / by J. M. Rist; title: Mamluk Egypt at the eleventh hour / by G. M. Wickens; title: Avicenna's theory of prophecy in the light of Ash'arite theology / by M. E. Marmura; title: A study of ancestor worship in ancient China / by C. C. Shih.