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| 978-1-4632-0165-4 | Ben Zvi, Ehud. Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures VII
The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures (JHS) is an academic peer-reviewed journal that pioneers open-source, freely available, prompt, and academically responsible electronic publication in the area. This printed volume incorporates all the articles and reviews published in the journal in 2009. The review section includes more than eighty reviews. More... | $229.30 | Add to Cart |  | 
| 978-1-4632-0146-3 | Guarducci, Guido. Facing an Empire: Hirbemerdon Tepe and the Upper Tigris Region during the Early Iron Age and Neo-Assyrian Period
An archaeological survey of the Upper Tigris region during the Iron Age, in particular the site of Hirbemerdon Tepe, in order to trace a socio-economic profile of the local communities of the area and their interaction with the Assyrian Empire. More... | $133.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-024-2 | Billerbeck, Adolf, and Alfred Jeremias. Der Untergang Nineveh's und die Weissagungsschrift des Nahum von Elkosch
An elaborate historical treatise on the fall of Nineveh and the writings of the prophet Nahum, this work is divided into three chapters. The first contains a translation of Nahum’s oracle against Nineveh with both historical and Assyriological commentaries. The second chapter is a history and description of the city of Nineveh from earliest times to its downfall. A brief but interesting discussion of the origin and development of the Medes as a people closes the second chapter. The final chapter is an archaeological and scientific military description of ancient Assyrian fortifications and a treatise on their use in the warfare of the period. More... | $36.65 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-017-4 | Belser, Carl. Babylonische Kudurru-Inschriften
An early study of the Babylonian kudurru (boundary stone) inscriptions of what is now known as the Kassite Era, this booklet presents a self-contained exploration of two of the markers. Focusing on Kudurru Inscriptions III R. 43 and III R. 41, Belser gives transcriptions and translations of both texts. A detailed commentary follows the presentation of the actual texts, and this is accompanied by notes from the original drawings of the text. Carefully reproduced full text hand-drawn copies are also included. More... | $34.70 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-4632-0054-1 | Carstens, Pernille, Niels Peter Lemche, Philip Davies, Beate Ego, Klaus Baltzer, . The Reception and Remembrance of Abraham
This book explores the role of the Biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the literature of these periods. More... | $124.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-681-5 | Taylor, Isaac. The Semitic Alphabets
Isaac Taylor (1829-1901) is best known for his archaeological and philological works, especially his detailed study of the alphabets published in 1883. This book on the Semitic alphabets comprises the first volume of Taylor’s 1883 study. Taylor begins with a discussion on the invention of writing and the origin of the alphabet, then gives a discussion of three alphabetic families, what he calls the Phoenician alphabet, the Aramean alphabets (covering Palmyra, Hebrew, Syriac, Mongolian, and Arabic), and the south Semitic alphabets (covering Sabean and Ethiopic). More... | $156.40 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-4632-0077-0 | Mack, Russell. Neo-Assyrian Prophecy and the Hebrew Bible: Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah
This comparative literary study of Neo-Assyrian prophecy and the Old Testament books Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah highlights similarities and differences in the material. The differences have implications for who produced the material and when. More... | $160.60 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-553-5 | Azab, Khaled. Abgadiyat
Abgadiyat is an annual trilingual Arabic-English-French journal published by the Calligraphy Center of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt. The journal's aim is to research, conserve and interpret the writings, calligraphies, numismatics and inscriptions of the ancient and medieval worlds. More... | $475.90 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-389-7 | in Palestine, American School for Oriental Study and Research, and Lewis B. Paton. Third Annual Report of the Managing Committee, 1903-1904
A vivid glimpse of the early years of one of the prestigious American Schools for Oriental Research, when a dozen students traveled the Middle East each winter. This report documents some of the troubles they faced. More... | $25.10 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-956-4 | Dumbrill, Richard. Idiophones of the Ancient Near East
A comprehensive catalogue of the idiophones of the ancient Near East acquired by the Department of the Near East of the British Museum since the mid-nineteenth century. The book is fully illustrated with updated descriptions and bibliography. More... | $118.75 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-921-2 | Vern, Robyn. Dating Archaic Biblical Hebrew Poetry
The dating of some Archaic Biblical Hebrew poems to the late second millennium – early first millennium BCE on the basis of a handful of linguistic forms in common with second millennium Ugaritic and Amarna-Canaanite texts is brought into question. This critique highlights the problems with the arguments and hypotheses presented in the literature, and concludes that there is no compelling evidence to support the use of linguistic data for dating purposes. More... | $145.30 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-025-9 | Nagel, Gottfried. Die Briefe Hammurabi's an Sin-Idinnam
In keeping with the general format of nineteenth-century Assyriological publications, this study provides an abundance of information on the texts under consideration. Here, the correspondence between the famous Babylonian king Hammurabi and the governor of Larsa, Sin-Idinnam, is examined in detail. Nagel also includes commentary, beginning with grammatical and syntactical issues. Next he turns to lexical issues, beginning with individual words, compound words, and ideograms. Friedrich Delitzsch also adds further remarks to Nagel’s adequate analysis of these historically significant texts. More... | $30.80 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-016-7 | Flemming, J. Hiob Ludolf: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Orientalischen Philologie
As a scholar of the languages of early Christianity, including Ethiopic and Syriac, Johannes Flemming felt a debt to the learned scholar of the seventeenth century, Job Leutholf (also Hiob Ludolf). Still cited as one of the essential pieces of Leutholf’s biography, this article is required reading for those interested in the life of this remarkable scholar. After sketching an outline of Leutholf’s life, Flemming then moves on to focus on his Ethiopic studies. Flemming concludes his articles with the correspondence between Leutholf and the abbot Gregorius who initially taught him the Ethiopic language. More... | $34.70 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-026-6 | Knudtzon, J. Studien zu den El-Amarna-Tafeln
J. A. Knudtzon is generally remembered for two major accomplishments: the initial recognition that Hittite might be an Indo-European language and the publication of the El Amarna tablets. In these two articles on the Amarna tablets, a first blush is given to the material that would eventually be his claim to fame. This booklet consists of the combination of three of Knudtzon’s works on the Amarna tablets: “Ergebisse einer Kollation der El-Amarna-Tafeln,” “Weitere Studien zu den El-Amarna-Tafeln,” and “Nachträge und Berichtigungen zu ‘Weitere Studien zu den El-Amarna-Tafeln,’” as published in Beiträge zur Assyriologie volume 4. More... | $39.20 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-021-1 | Hagen, O. Keilschrifturkunden zur Geschichte des Königs Cyrus
In this study, still frequently referenced, linguist O. E. Hagen explores the cuneiform sources for the reign of Cyrus the Great. Principal among these is the now famous Cyrus Cylinder, for which this is now considered a primary early source. A transcription and translation of the cylinder are presented. Also treated is the Nabonidus Chronicle. Following the texts, a considerable commentary on these documents concerning the Persian Period is given. Added to all of this there is an afterword by Friedrich Delitzsch on the material presented by Hagen, along with line drawings of supplemental material for the Nabonidus Chronicle that had been unavailable to the author at the time of submission. More... | $29.30 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-651-6 | Rawlinson, George. Ancient Egypt
Rawlinson’s study of ancient Egypt surveys the land and people of Egypt before taking the development of the nation through historic chapters. Told in a level of detail to rival Breasted’s classic work on Egypt, this earlier study makes a fascinating reading. More... | $155.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-686-0 | Und Schülern, Seinen Freunden. Festgruss an Rudolf von Roth
Rudolf von Roth (1821-1895) was a prominent German philologist. In this Festgruss, forty four of his colleagues and students presented him papers on various topics on the occasion of his Doctor-Jubiläum. They included luminaries like Theodor Nöldeke, William D. Whitney, Edward V. Arnold, and others. The topics discussed are mostly philological covering a wide range of eastern languages, both Semitic and Indic. More... | $136.90 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-590-8 | Koenig, Nicholas. The History of the Governors of Egypt by Abu 'Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Kindi
Published for the first time in this book is the History of the Governors of Egypt by Abu Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Kindi (d. 870). Edited from a single manuscript by Nicholas Koenig, this study is as close as possible to a critical edition when only one manuscript survives. More... | $30.65 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-004-2 | Ben Zvi, Ehud. Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures VI
This volume incorporates all the articles and reviews published in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures in 2009. It includes contributions by Mark A. Christian, George Athas, Philippe Guillaume, Thomas M. Bolin, Ehud Ben Zvi, Jakob Wöhrle, Klaas Spronk, Daniel Timmer, Rachelle Gilmour, Mark J. Boda, Matthew Forrest Lowe, Roland Boer, Steven Schweitzer, James M. Kennedy, Andrew C. Gow, Saul M. Olyan, Bob Becking, Raymond F. Person Jr., Richard Nelson, Steven McKenzie, Eckart Otto, Yairah Amit, Thomas Römer, Ernst Axel Knauf, Robert D. Holmstedt, Oded Lipschits, Aron Pinker, Karolien Vermeulen, Thomas Renz, Israel Finkelstein, George Savran, and John Van Seters. The review section includes more than eighty reviews. More... | $246.10 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-112-6 | Wilkins, Lauress. The Book of Lamentations and the Social World of Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Era
The Book of Lamentations and the Social World of Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Era explores the changing social dynamics, religious customs and political and economic structures of rural and urban Judeans, after Babylonia's destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. More... | $141.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-033-4 | Haupt, Paul. Purim
Approaching the question of Purim historically, Haupt notes that the book of Esther was composed during the reign of Judas Maccabeus, and he correlates the festival to the Babylonian New Year. He discusses the origin of the title “purim” from various languages, ultimately deciding on the Old Persian explanation. Moving forward, Haupt brings the festival into the more modern period, showing how the ancient tradition continues to exist. A useful resource for anyone interested in turn-of-the-century thought on the origins of an enigmatic biblical festival, this contribution is both readable to the layperson and scholarly as well. More... | $29.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-247-5 | Jeremias, Alfred. Die Babylonisch-Assyrischen Vorstellungen vom Leben nach dem Tode
In this brief study, Jeremias examines the representations of life after death in the Babylonian and Assyrian sources. The descent of Ishtar, basic concepts of the grave, descriptions of the afterlife and the realm of the blessed are all examined. The possibility of return from death and the biblical outlook on the subject are also part of the exploration. More... | $39.80 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-055-6 | Praetorius, Franz. Beiträge zur äthiopischen Grammatik und Etymologie
A renowned linguist, Franz Praetorius explored several ancient languages in his career. This work concerns his observations of the grammar and various etymologies of Ethiopic. He accomplishes this by discussing 57 lexemes worthy of note and also considering nominal forms with prefixed t and the imperfect preformative with a. These acute observations by a scholar with such finesse are not easily ignored. More... | $26.30 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-054-9 | Jastrow, Morris. A New Fragment of the Babylonian Etana Legend
This fragment of the Babylonian Etana legend was first published in this brief paper by Morris Jastrow. The fragment is presented here in transliteration and translation along with the able textual commentary of an acknowledged leader among philologists. Following the presentation of the text, Jastrow also offers an interpretation of the text, suggesting where within the Etana legend the fragment fits. Line drawings and photographs of this singular fragment accompany the text of the article. Also included in this volume is a brief piece by Friedrich Delitzsch on Neo-Babylonian contract tablets. More... | $25.40 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-044-0 | Haupt, Paul. The Ship of the Babylonian Noah
One of the lasting myths of antiquity, the flood narrative appears in many venues and requires close attention by scholars of the ancient world. In this detailed study of the Mesopotamian version of the flood account, Haupt focuses on the provisioning and the description of the Babylonian ark. The culmination of his observations comes in a transcription of the problematic section, along with a full translation and notes. More... | $25.10 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-029-7 | Friedrich, Thomas. Die Ausgrabungen von Sendschirli und das bit hillani
A distinctive North Syrian building type, the bit hillani continues to fascinate archaeologists and students of the ancient Near East. Early on in the history of archaeology in this part of the world, German teams began the systematic excavation that has led to many of the present understandings of life in the sphere of Mesopotamian influence. In this brief but informative study of the excavation of Zinjirli, the author focuses on the bit hillani as a particular building type as he considers its archaeological history and reconstructs its potential complete form. More... | $39.20 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-335-4 | Haupt, Paul. Das babylonische Nimrodepos
This volume features the tablets of the Akkadian text of Gilgamesh, reproduced as a cuneiform text with German captions. More... | $123.40 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-334-7 | Delitzsch, Friedrich. Assyrische Lesestücke
The classic introduction to Akkadian, for classes and self-study. It includes an extensive selection of readings, with grammar and cuneiform dictionary. More... | $129.55 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-333-0 | Delitzsch, Friedrich. Das babylonische Weltschöpfungepos
This is the standard early edition of the Enuma Elish, widely referenced , with extensive transliterations of the original. More... | $45.20 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-653-9 | Bezold, Carl, Adele Bezold, and Albrecht Götze. Babylonisch-Assyrisches Glossar
An Akkadian-German dictionary, with index detailed enough to serve as a German-Akkadian dictionary. More... | $152.65 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-394-1 | in Palestine, American School for Oriental Study and Research, and Robert Francis Harper. Eighth Annual Report of the Managing Committee, 1908-1909
A vivid glimpse of the early years of one of the prestigious American Schools for Oriental Research, when a dozen students travelled the Middle East each winter, with difficulties even renting a house in Jerusalem. More... | $22.40 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-393-4 | in Palestine, American School for Oriental Study and Research, and Francis Brown. Seventh Annual Report of the Managing Committee, 1907-1908
A vivid glimpse of the early years of one of the prestigious American Schools for Oriental Research, when a dozen students traveled the Middle East each winter. This report documents some of the troubles they faced. More... | $24.50 | Add to Cart | |
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