The Ancient Near East
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The Ancient Near East

An Anthology of Texts and Pictures

  1. 658 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Ancient Near East

An Anthology of Texts and Pictures

About this book

Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volume

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
  • Letters

    • New foreword puts the classic translations in context
    • More than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the texts
    • Fully indexed

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    Table of contents

    1. Cover Page
    2. Half-title Page
    3. Title Page
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Contents
    6. List of Illustrations
    7. Foreword
    8. Preface to the 1975 Edition
    9. Preface to the 1958 Edition
    10. I. Egyptian Myths and Tales
    11. II. Myths and Epics from Mesopotamia
    12. III. Hittite Myths
    13. IV. Ugaritic Myths and Epics
    14. V. Legal Texts
    15. VI. Treaties
    16. VII. Egyptian Historical Texts
    17. VIII. Assyrian and Babylonian Historical Texts
    18. IX. Palestinian Inscriptions
    19. X. Canaanite and Aramaic Inscriptions
    20. XI. South-Arabian Inscriptions
    21. XII. Egyptian Execration Texts
    22. XIII. Egyptian Hymns
    23. XIV. Mesopotamian Hymns
    24. XV. Didactic and Wisdom Literature
    25. XVI. Oracles and Prophecies
    26. XVII. Love Poetry
    27. XVIII. Other Literary Texts
    28. XIX. Letters
    29. Illustration Credits
    30. Index to Biblical References
    31. Index
    32. Plates
    33. Map