Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement by Jame

Description: Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement by James B. Pritchard Brings together the important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, to provide a contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. This book aims to understand the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This anthology brought together the most important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, with the purpose of providing a rich contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. A scholar of religious thought and biblical archaeology, James Pritchard recruited the foremost linguists, historians, and archaeologists to select and translate the texts. The goal, in his words, was "a better understanding of the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures." Before the publication of these volumes, students of the Old Testament found themselves having to search out scattered books and journals in various languages. This anthology brought these invaluable documents together, in one place and in one language, thereby expanding the meaning and significance of the Bible for generations of students and readers. As one reviewer put it, "This great volume is one of the most notable to have appeared in the field of Old Testament scholarship this century."Princeton published a follow-up companion volume, The Ancient Near East in Pictures Relating to the Old Testament (1954), and later a one-volume abridgment of the two, The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures (1958). The continued popularity of this work in its various forms demonstrates that anthologies have a very important role to play in education--and in the mission of a university press. Table of Contents *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. xix*Introduction. To the Third Edition, pg. xxv*Egyptian Myths, Tales, and Mortuary Texts, pg. 3*Sumerian Myths and Epic Tales, pg. 37*Akkadian Myths and Epics, pg. 60*Hittite Myths, Epics, and Legends, pg. 120*Ugaritic Myths, Epics, and Legends, pg. 129*Collections of Laws from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor, pg. 159*Egyptian and Hittite Treaties, pg. 199*Hittite Instructions, pg. 207*Documents from the Practice of Law, pg. 212*Egyptian Historical Texts, pg. 227*Babylonian and Assyrian Historical Texts, pg. 265*Hittite Historical Texts, pg. 318*Palestinian Inscriptions, pg. 320*Egyptian Rituals and Incantations, pg. 325*Akkadian Rituals, pg. 331*Hittite Rituals, Incantations, and Description of Festivals, pg. 346*Egyptian Hymns and Prayers, pg. 365*Sumerian Petition, pg. 382*Sumero-Akkadian Hymns and Prayers, pg. 383*Hittite Prayers, pg. 393*Fables and Didactic Tales, pg. 405*Proverbs and Precepts, pg. 412*Observations on Life and the World Order, pg. 431*Oracles and Prophecies, pg. 441*A Sumerian Lamentation, pg. 455*Egyptian Secular Songs and Poems, pg. 467*An Egyptian Letter, pg. 475*A Sumerian Letter, pg. 480*Akkadian Letters, pg. 482*Aramaic Letters, pg. 491*Egyptian Texts, pg. 495*Hittite Omen, pg. 497*Akkadian Myths and Epics, pg. 501*Hittite Myths, Epics, and Legends, pg. 519*Collections of Laws from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor, pg. 523*Egyptian and Hittite Treaties, pg. 529*Akkadian Treaties from Syria and Assyria, pg. 531*Documents from the Practice of Law, pg. 542*Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine, pg. 548*Egyptian Historical Texts, pg. 553*Babylonian and Assyrian Historical Texts, pg. 556*Palestinian Inscriptions, pg. 568*Sumerian Hymns, pg. 573*Sumerian Wisdom Text, pg. 589*Akkadian Didactic and Wisdom Literature, pg. 592*Sumerian Lamentation, pg. 611*Akkadian Letters, pg. 623*Aramaic Letters, pg. 633*Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts, pg. 637*Sumerian Miscellaneous Texts, pg. 646*Canaanite and Aramaic Inscriptions, pg. 653*South-Arabian Inscriptions, pg. 663*Addenda, pg. 671*Abbreviations, pg. 677*Index of Biblical References, pg. 683*Index of Names, pg. 687*Addenda, pg. 711*Translators and Annotators, pg. 713*Contents of the Supplement, pg. 714 Review "[A] very useful book, soundly conceived, competently edited, and beautifully printed. It offers in translation texts of the most important documents which throw light on the Near East background of the Old Testament. As a source book it will be welcomed not merely by Biblical students, but by all ancient historians who concern themselves with the cultures anterior to those of Greece and Rome."--Archaeology Long Description This anthology brought together the most important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, with the purpose of providing a rich contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. A scholar of religious thought and biblical archaeology, James Pritchard recruited the foremost linguists, historians, and archaeologists to select and translate the texts. The goal, in his words, was "a better understanding of the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures." Before the publication of these volumes, students of the Old Testament found themselves having to search out scattered books and journals in various languages. This anthology brought these invaluable documents together, in one place and in one language, thereby expanding the meaning and significance of the Bible for generations of students and readers. As one reviewer put it, "This great volume is one of the most notable to have appeared in the field of Old Testament scholarship this century."Princeton published a follow-up companion volume, The Ancient Near East in Pictures Relating to the Old Testament (1954), and later a one-volume abridgment of the two, The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures (1958). The continued popularity of this work in its various forms demonstrates that anthologies have a very important role to play in education--and in the mission of a university press. Review Quote [A] very useful book, soundly conceived, competently edited, and beautifully printed. It offers in translation texts of the most important documents which throw light on the Near East background of the Old Testament. As a source book it will be welcomed not merely by Biblical students, but by all ancient historians who concern themselves with the cultures anterior to those of Greece and Rome. -- Archaeology Details ISBN0691035032 Publisher Princeton University Press Language English Edition 3rd ISBN-10 0691035032 ISBN-13 9780691035031 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 221.93 Year 1969 Series Princeton Studies on the Near East Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Short Title ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN TEXTS REL Author James B. Pritchard Pages 744 Edition Description Revised Translated from English Edited by James B. Pritchard DOI 10.1604/9780691035031 UK Release Date 1969-12-21 NZ Release Date 1969-12-21 US Release Date 1969-12-21 Publication Date 1969-12-21 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780691035321 AU Release Date 1970-03-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161689469;

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