| Assyria and Beyond: Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen Contributor(s): Dercksen, Jg (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9062583113 ISBN-13: 9789062583119 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Series: Pihans |
| Physical Information: (0.86 lbs) 645 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Festschrift publishes 33 essays which not only reflect Mogens Trolle Larsen's life-long interest in the Old Assyrian period but also examine wider aspects of Near Eastern and Egyptian ancient history. Supported by transcriptions and translations of texts where appropriate, the well-presented and specialised essays discuss, for example: the role of writing in Sumerian agriculture; Gudam and the bull of heaven; Old Anatolian society; Old Assyrian texts with rare terminology; attitudes and images of ancient Egypt and Egyptology; Amorite vocabulary; a throneroom; cylinder seals; the fish on a tablet from Babylon; Assur; runaway slaves; the Assyrian invasion of Egypt in Egyptian literature; and much more. There is even a paper of Old Icelandic trading problems. The majority of papers are in English. |