Women in the Ancient Near East
Subtitle: A Sourcebook
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 04, 2013
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780415448550
Description: "Women in the Ancient Near East provides a collection of primary sources that further our understanding of women from Mesopotamian and Near Eastern civilizations, from the earliest historical and literary texts in the third millennium bc to the to the end of Mesopotamian political autonomy in the sixth century bc. This book is a valuable resource for historians of the Near East and for those studying women in the ancient world. It moves beyond simply identifying women in the Near East to attempting to place them in historical and literary context, following the latest research. A number of literary genres are represented, including myths and epics, proverbs, medical texts, law collections, letters, treaties, as well as building, dedicatory, and funerary inscriptions."--
Notes: Source title: Women in the Ancient Near East: A Sourcebook (Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World)