The Ancient Near East : : An Anthology of Texts and Pictures / / ed. by James B. Pritchard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Albright, W. F.,; Biggs, Robert D.,; Finkelstein, J. J.,; Fleming, Daniel E.,; Ginsberg, H. L.,; Goetze, Albrecht,; Grayson, A. K.,; Jamme, A.,; Kramer, S. N.,; Meek, Theophile J.,; Moran, William L.,; Oppenheim, A. Leo,; Pfeiffer, Robert H.,; Reiner, Erica,; Rosenthal, Franz,; Speiser, E. A.,; Stephens, Ferris J.,; Wilson, John A.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Fleming, Daniel E.
• HerausgeberIn: Pritchard, James B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (512 p.) :; 307 halftones.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Foreword --; Preface to the 1975 Edition --; Preface to the 1958 Edition --; I. Egyptian Myths and Tales --; II. Myths and Epics from Mesopotamia --; III. Hittite Myths --; IV. Ugaritic Myths and Epics --; V. Legal Texts --; VI. Treaties --; VII. Egyptian Historical Texts --; VIII. Assyrian and Babylonian Historical Texts --; IX. Palestinian Inscriptions --; X. Canaanite and Aramaic Inscriptions --; XI. South-Arabian Inscriptions --; XII. Egyptian Execration Texts --; XIII. Egyptian Hymns --; XIV. Mesopotamian Hymns --; XV. Didactic and Wisdom Literature --; XVI. Oracles and Prophecies --; XVII. Love Poetry --; XVIII. Other Literary Texts --; XIX. Letters --; Illustration Credits --; Index to Biblical References --; Index --; Plates
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400836215; 9783110442502; 9783110784237
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400836215?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by James B. Pritchard.

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 translations 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.Represents the diverse cultures and languages of the ancient Near East--Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, and Aramaic--in a wide range of genres: Historical texts Legal texts and treaties Inscriptions Hymns Didactic and wisdom literature Oracles and prophecies Love poetry and other literary texts LettersNew foreword puts the classic translations in contextMore than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the textsFully indexed