Publication

2011 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

118,500 words, Guess

Page Count

474 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveancientneareasta0000unse
  • ISBN-100691147256
  • ISBN-100691147264
  • ISBN-139780691147253
  • ISBN-139780691147260
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010009121
  • OCLC Control Number683247400
  • Better World Books9780691147260
  • Better World Books9780691147253
  • Open LibraryOL25184313M

Classifications

  • DDC221.9/5
  • LCCBS1180 .P83 2011
  • LCCBS1180.P83 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCBS1180 .P83x 2011

Description

"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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The ancient Near East: an anthology of texts and picturesPrinceton University Press2011-01-01

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