Dictionary of the Ancient Near East
Title | Dictionary of the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Piotr Bienkowski |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | 364 |
Release | 2010-03-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780812221152 |
An authoritative guide to the whole of the cradle of civilization.
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Title | A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Gwendolyn Leick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134641036 |
The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries on gods and goddesses, giving evidence of their worship in temples, describing their 'character', as documented by the texts, and defining their roles within the body of mythological narratives; synoptic entries on myths, giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of their transmission through the ages; and entries explaining the use of specialist terminology, for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types of mythological figures.
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture
Title | A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Gwendolyn Leick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134988516 |
This Dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture from the Neolithic round huts in Palestine to the giant temples of Ptolemaic Egypt. Gwendolyn Leick examines the development of the principal styles of ancient architecture within their geographical and historical context, and describes features of major sites such as Ur, Nineveh and Babylon, as well as many of the lesser-known sites. She also covers the variations of typical ancient architectural structures such as pyramids, tombs and houses, details the building material and techniques employed, and clarifies specialist terminology.
Readings from the Ancient Near East
Title | Readings from the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Bill T. Arnold |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 2002-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0801022924 |
Comprehensive, up-to-date collection of primary source documents (creation accounts, epic literature, etc.) gives insight into the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Title | A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Gwendolyn Leick |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 199 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian |
ISBN | 9780203258804 |
The Bible and the Ancient Near East
Title | The Bible and the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Cyrus Herzl Gordon |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 360 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780393316896 |
Explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. This up-to-date revision of a classic work draws on the latest archaeological and linguistic research to fill in the historical realities behind the great stories of the Bible. Shows striking parallels in the foundational stories told in the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew cultures of the time.
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Title | A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Gwendolyn Leick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 248 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134641028 |
The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries on gods and goddesses, giving evidence of their worship in temples, describing their 'character', as documented by the texts, and defining their roles within the body of mythological narratives; synoptic entries on myths, giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of their transmission through the ages; and entries explaining the use of specialist terminology, for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types of mythological figures.