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Nissen, Damerow, Englund: Archaic Bookkeeping. Early Writing and Techniques of Economic Administration in the Ancient Near East. Cloth

Archaic Bookkeeping. Early Writing and Techniques of Economic Administration in the Ancient Near East. Cloth
Hans J. Nissen, Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. Translated by Paul Larsen
184 pages, 68 halftones, 61 figures, 1 map. February 1994. Archaic Bookkeeping brings together the most current scholarship on the earliest true writing system in human history. Invented by the Babylonians at the end of the fourth millennium B.C., this script, called proto-cuneiform, survives in the form of clay tablets that have until now posed formidable barriers to interpretation. Many tablets, excavated in fragments from ancient dump sites, lack a clear context. In addition, the purpose of the earliest tablets was not to record language but to monitor the administration of local economies by means of a numerical system.

9780226586595

Nemet-Nejat: Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Paperback

Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Paperback
by Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat
xxi, 346 pages. A glossary is included, plus photos of artifacts.
2002
Brings the ancient world of Mesopotamia to life with details such as economic records, scientific and mathematical texts, legal documents, official and personal correspondence, and magic and religious texts, drawing on the most recent discoveries of new excavation sites and artifacts. The focus is on historical Mesopotamia from 3100 BCE to the fall of Assyria (612 BCE) and Babylon (539 BCE)

9781565637122, 15656371271825

Netzer: Nabatäische Architektur. Gebunden

Nabatäische Architektur. Gebunden
von Prof. Dr. Ehud Netzer. Unter Mitarbeit von Judit Gartner und Rachel Laureys
v, 190 Seiten, 180 Farb-, 16 SW- und 124 Strichabbildungen. Monumentale Grab-fassaden. • Heiligtümer orientalischer und hellenistisch-römischer Prägung. • Prachtvolle säulen-gesäumte Straßen.

9783805329132 380532913x

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Neu: Althethitische Ritualtexte in Umschrift. Paperback

Althethitische Ritualtexte in Umschrift. Paperback
Erich Neu
xxiii, 250 Seiten, 2 Tafeln. 1980

9783447020428 3447020423 25

Neusner: Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam

Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam. Paperback
Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn
263 pages, with notes and index. 1999. Comparing Religions Through Law presents an innovative and sometimes controversial study of the comparisons and contrasts between the two religions

9780415194877 0415194873

Neve: Hattusa: Stadt der Götter und Tempel: Neue Ausgrabungen in der Hauptstadt der Hethiter. Gebunden

Hattusa: Stadt der Götter und Tempel: Neue Ausgrabungen in der Hauptstadt der Hethiter. Gebunden
Peter Neve
104 Seiten, mit 272 Farb- und schwarz-weiss Abbildungen, Karten, Grundrissen und Plänen, erweitert mit 8 Tafelseiten. 1996

3805314787

Nissen: Geschichte Alt-Vorderasiens. Kartoniert

Geschichte Alt-Vorderasiens. Kartoniert
Hans J. Nissen
xviii,, 276 Seiten, mit 4 Übersichts-Karten. 1998

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Nissen: The Early History of the Ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C. Paperback

Early History of the Ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C. Paperback
by Nissen, Hans J. / Lutzeier, Elizabeth / Northcott, Kenneth J. (Trn)
215 pages, 64 halftones, 43 line drawings. 1990. Nissen here provides a much-needed overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states. His approach to the study of Mesopotamian civilization differs markedly from conventional orientations, which impose a sharp division between prehistoric and historic, literate, periods.

9780226586588

Nissen: Von Mesopotamien zum Irak. Kleine Geschichte eines alten Landes. Kartoniert

Von Mesopotamien zum Irak. Kleine Geschichte eines alten Landes. 19 cm. Kartoniert
Hans J. Nissen & Peter Heine
204 Seiten, mit zahlreiche Abbildungen. 2003

3803124832

O'Leary: Fragmentary Coptic Hymns from the Wadi n-Natrun

Fragmentary Coptic Hymns from the Wadi n-Natrun
De Lacey O'Leary
18 pages. reprint 1924 edition

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Oates: Babylon. Revised edition. Paperback

Babylon. Revised edition. Paperback
By John Oates
216 pages, 137 illustrations. 1986, 2003. In a highly acclaimed account, now brought up to date for the revised edition, Dr. Oates describes the rise of Babylon from Sargon of Agade to Hammurapi, the great law-giver under whom in the 18th century BC the city first attained pre-eminence. She charts its progress under his successors, its greatest period of empire during the reigns of Nebuchadrezzar and Nabonidus in the 6th century

9780500273845

Oppenheim: Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization. Revised edition. Paperback

Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization. Revised edition. Paperback
by A. Leo Oppenheim
445 pages, text illustrations, 15 plates, 3 maps. 1976, revised. Numerous small clay tablets buried in the desert soil for thousands of years make it possible for us to know more about the people of ancient Mesopotamia than any other land in the early Near East

9780226631875

Orlin: Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East. Paperback

Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East. An accessible, engaging introduction to the culture and society of the ancient Near East. Paperback
by Louis L. Orlin
288 pages, 24 plates,7 maps, 33 photos. 2007
Intended for readers seeking insight into the day-to-day life of some of the world's most ancient peoples, Life and Thought in the Ancient Near East presents brief, fascinating explorations of key aspects of the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Asia Minor, and Iran. With vignettes on agriculture, architecture, crafts and industries, literature, religion, topography, and history: a modern guidebook to an ancient world.

9780472069927-29

Pardee: Ritual and Cult at Ugarit. Paperback

Ritual and Cult at Ugarit. Paperback
Dennis Pardee
xiii, 299 pages. 2002. The Ugaritic ritual texts provide the only extensive documentary data for Late Bronze cultic practice in the greater Syro-Palestinian region. ....

1589830261

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Parker, Smith: Ugaritic Narrative Poetry. Paperback

Ugaritic Narrative Poetry. Paperback
edited by Simon B. Parker. Translated by Mark S. Smith
viii, 265 pages. 1997

9780788503375, 078850337520

Partner: God of Battles. Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. Paperback

God of Battles. Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. Paperback
by Peter Partner
364 pages, with 10 maps and 24 other illustrations. 1998
What makes a war "holy"? This book examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. The author explores the Crusades, and examines the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West, placing the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context.

97806910023541830

Patai: Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times. The Children of Noah. Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times. Cloth

Children of Noah. Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times. Cloth
by Raphael Patai, foreword by Howard M. Sachar
xix, 227 pages, index, 19 illustrations, 2 maps. 1998. The author begins with the story of the deluge that is found in Genesis and profiles Noah, the father of all shipbuilders and seafarers.

9780691015804

Patai: The Hebrew Goddess. Paperback

Hebrew Goddess. Paperback
by Raphael Patai
368 pages, 32 pages of plates. 1990

978081432271026

Payne, Lehmann: Hieroglyphic Luwian. Kartoniert

Hieroglyphic Luwian. Kartoniert
Annick Payne. Edited by Reinhard G. Lehmann
xiv, 212 pages with 121 figures. 2004. Elementa Linguarum Orientis Band 3

9783447050265 3447050268

Penglase: Greek Myths and Mesopotamia: Parallels and Influence in the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod. Paperback

Greek Myths and Mesopotamia: Parallels and Influence in the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod. Paperback
by Charles Penglase
292 pages. 1997. 2007. The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is considerable - yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates major Mesopotamian and Greek myths.

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Perdue: The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Paperback

Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Paperback
by Leo G. Perdue
x, 502 pages. 2008. Leo Perdue here argues from a sociohistorical approach that the proper understanding of ancient wisdom literature requires one to move out of the realm of philosophical idealism into the flesh and blood of human history.

9780802862457 0802862454

Picknett: Mary Magdalene: Christianity's Hidden Goddess. Hardcover

Mary Magdalene: Christianity's Hidden Goddess. Hardcover
by Lynn Picknett
320 pages, illustrated. 2003. Acting as a historical detective, the author of this text strips away the layers of deception and propaganda that surround the Christian story in a quest to find the real Mary Magdalene

9781841194035

Pirenne: Mohammed and Charlemagne. Paperback

Mohammed and Charlemagne. Paperback
Henri Pirenne
304 pages. 2001
Remarkable classic that developed the revolutionary theory of how the advance and influence of Islam caused the Europe of the Roman Empire to evolve into the Europe of the Middle Ages. A masterly study that is essential reading for history students and medievalists.

978048642011016

Pollock and Bernbeck: Archaeologies of the Middle East: Critical Perspectives. Paperback

Archaeologies of the Middle East: Critical Perspectives. Paperback
edited by Susan Pollock en Reinhard Bernbeck
xi, 363 pages. 2004

9780631230014 0631230017

Pollock: Ancient Mesopotamia. Paperback

Ancient Mesopotamia. Paperback
by Susan Pollock
272 pages, with 29 half-tones 23 tables 10 graphs 13 figures 9 maps 11 plans. 1999
This book is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first florescence of early state and urban societies in the alluvial lowlands of Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC

97805215756831725

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Postgate: Early Mesopotamia. Society and Economy at the Dawn of History. Paperback

Early Mesopotamia. Society and Economy at the Dawn of History. Paperback
by N. Postgate
xxiii, 367 pages, 106 figures, plans. 2002. The roots of our modern world lie in the early civilization of Mesopotamia, which saw the first urban society and the invention of writing. The text uses both historical and archaeological data to reveal this society's social and technological innovations.

9780415110327 0415110327

Potts: The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback

Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback
by D.T. Potts
490 pages, many illustrations, plates, tables. 1999. An up-to-date survey of the archaeology and history of Elam, in the ancient Near East.

9780521564960

Prince, Budge: Assyrian Primer and Assyrian Texts. Paperback

Assyrian Primer and Assyrian Texts.
By J. Dyneley Prince and Ernest A. Budge
1: Assyrian Primer. An Inductive Method of Learning the Cuneiform Characters. 60 pages, first published 1909
2: Assyrian Texts being Extracts from the Annals of Shalmaneser II, Sennacherib and Assur-Bani-Pal with Philological notes by Ernest A. Budge. 47 pages, illustrated. First published 1880
Reprinted for the first time in 1 volume

089005

Pritchard: The Ancient Near East. Volume I: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Paperback

Ancient Near East. Volume I: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Paperback
J.B. Pritchard
380 pages. 1965. Writings from the cultures of biblical times supplement the Old Testament in documenting the history of the ancient Near East

9780691002002

Pritchard: The Ancient Near East. Volume II: A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Paperback

Ancient Near East. Volume II: A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Paperback.
J.B. Pritchard
380 pages. Writings from the cultures of biblical times supplement the Old Testament in documenting the history of the ancient Near East

9780691002095

Ratnagar: Trading Encounters: From the Euphrates to the Indus in the Bronze Age. Paperback

Trading Encounters: From the Euphrates to the Indus in the Bronze Age. Paperback.
edited by Shereen Ratnagar
408 pages. 2006

97801956808811325

Reade: Assyrian Sculpture. Paperback

Assyrian Sculpture. Paperback. ca. 24.5x19cm
by J. E. Reade
96 pages, with 40 colour and 70 black-and-white illustrations, index
Revised 2nd edition 1998, 2003 reprinted
For almost three centuries, until 612 BC, the kingdom of Assyria dominated the Middle East. The story of those years were recorded in stone on the walls of a succession of royal palaces. These sculptures, offering eye-witness views of a long-lost civilisation, were rediscovered in the 19th century. This book describes how the sculptures were found and what they meant to those who created them.

9780714121413, 071412141x

Redford: Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times. Paperback

Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times. Paperback
by Robert Redford
480 pages, 40 illustrations, 10 figures, 10 maps, index. 1993. Spanning 3000 years of trade between Egypt and Western Asia across the Sinai land-bridge, this study specifically traces the contact between the Egyptians and the Israelites from Palaeolithic times until the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC

9780691000862

Reinholdt: Die Keramik aus der Levante und dem Vorderen Orient

Keramik aus der Levante und dem Vorderen Orient. Sammlung Fritz Schachermeyr.
Claus Reinholdt