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The Storm-God and the Sea
The tale of the combat between the Storm-god and the Sea that began circulating in the early second millennium BCE was one of the most well-known ancient Near Eastern myths. Its widespread dissemination in distinct versions across disparate locations and time periods - Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, Ugarit, Mesopotamia, and Israel - calls for analysis of all the textual variants in order to determine its earliest form, geo-cultural origin, and transmission history. In undertaking this task, Noga Ayali-Darshan examines works such as the Astarte Papyrus, the Pisaisa Myth, the Songs of Hedammu and Ullikummi, the Baal Cycle, Enuma elis, and pertinent biblical texts. She interprets these and other related writings philologically according to their provenance and comparatively in the light of parallel texts. The examination of this story appearing in all the ancient Near Eastern cultures also calls for a discussion of the theology, literature, and history of these societies and the way they shaped the local versions of the myth.
Leaves in the Wind
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Cities and Citadels
Cities and Citadels provides an urgent update of archaeology’s engagement with economic theory. Recent events have forced a major reassessment of economic thinking. In the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world finds itself in unprecedented times. Even though archaeology typically concerns itself with the remote past, it must also help us understand how we got to where we are today. This book takes up the challenging new theories of scholars like Thomas Piketty, Mariana Mazzucato and David Graeber and explores their importance for the study of human economies in ancient and prehistoric contexts. Drawing on case studies from the Neolithic to the Classical Era and spanning the globe, the authors put forward a new narrative of economic change that is relevant to the 21st century. This book speaks to the study of economics in all ancient societies and is suitable for researchers of archaeology, economics, economic history and all related disciplines.
The Twilight of the Ramesside Egypt
Studies on the History of Egypt at the end of the Ramesside Period.
Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents From the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade London, 1910, p. 106. It is right that this tablet should also find a place in one of the permanent volumes of the Museum. The other texts contained in this book are here published for the first time. They consist of the pay-rolls, contracts, receipts, etc., which reflect so faithfully the economic life of ancient Babylonia. One group contains a series of transactions of Nippur merchants. Of this class are Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 29, 33, and 76. Nos. 54, 55, 106, 128, and 129 are perforated labels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books....
The Descent of the Sumerian Civilization and the Rise of the Akkadian Empire
Sargon of Agade or Akkad is a name associated primarily with later Mesopotamian tradition, and modern writers view his reign as one of the most crucial periods in the ancient history of his country. As Nabonidus mentions the age of Naram-Sin in his text, the Dynasty of Akkad has become the canon to measure the relative ages of other dynasties of rulers whose inscriptions have been found on various Mesopotamian sites in the past. Despite those historians who have refused to place reliance upon the figures of Nabonidus, Sargon's position in history has not been diminished by their refusal; and, since tradition associates his name with the establishment of his empire, the terms "Pre-Sargonic" a...
Congress Volume
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