The ancient Near East :  an anthology of texts and pictures /  [print] 
edited by James B. Pritchard ; foreword by Daniel E. Fleming. 
 - Princeton, New Jersey :  Princeton University Press,  (c)2011. 
 - xxx, 474 pages, 138. pages of plates :  illustrations, map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Egyptian myths and tales  Myths and epics from Mesopotamia --  Hittite myths  Ugaritic myths and epics  Legal texts --  Treaties --  Egyptian historical texts  Assyrian and Babylonian historical texts  Palestinian inscriptions  Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions  South-Arabian inscriptions  Egyptian execration texts  Egyptian hymns  Mesopotamian hymns --  Didactic and wisdom literature --  Oracles and prophecies --  Love poetry --  Other literary texts --  Letters.  John A. Wilson --  Albrecht Goetze --  H.L. Ginsberg --  John A. Wilson --  A. Leo Oppenheim --  W.F. Albright --  Franz Rosenthal --  A. Jamme --  John A. Wilson --  John A. Wilson -- 
<br/><br/> "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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691147253 9780691147260 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010009121 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015594635  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Middle Eastern literature--Translations into English.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1180.F597.A535 2011 BS1180