The Hittites
By: O.R. Gurney.
Edition: 2nd ed., reprinted with revisions
Publisher: Penguin Books; Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London, England; New York, N.Y., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Hittites
Description: From Books Back Cover: The rediscovery of the ancient empire of the Hittites has been a major achievement of the last hundred years. Known from the Old Testament as one of the tribes occupying the Promised Land, the Hittites were in reality a powerful neighboring kingdom: highly advanced in political organization, administration of justice and military genius; with a literature inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets; and with a rugged and individual figurative art, to be seen on stone monuments and on scattered rock faces in isolated areas. Newly revised and updated, this classic account reconstructs, in fascinating detail, a complete and balanced picture of Hittite civilization, using both established and more recent sources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-203) and index.
Originally published: 1954.