Esarhaddon, king of assyria

Esarhaddon, King of Assyria continues Elayi's narrative journey through the lives of the kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. She examines the contentious circumstances surrounding Esarhaddon's accession to the throne in 681 BCE, his rebuilding of Babylon, his successful campaigns, and his ultimate ...

Palamedes volumes 14

Palamedes: A Journal of Ancient History is published on behalf of the University of Warsaw. It seeks to provide a forum where all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations can meet with their Orientalist and Egyptological counterparts.

Palamedes volume 5

Palamedes seeks to provide a forum where, within the frames of cultural history broadly defined, ancient historians, classical philologists, archaeologists, jurists and epigraphists-all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations-can meet ...

Journal of the american research center in egypt, volume 57 (2021)

The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems and archaeology of the Egyptian people; it welcomes articles on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization, in English, French or German.

Beowulf and beyond

Beowulf & Beyond is the first and only set of poetic translations to include not only Beowulf but all of the best-known works of Anglo-Saxon literature in a single convenient volume.

A history of the encyclopaedia of islam

This is the story of the decisions that shaped the preeminent reference work in the field of Islamic Studies and of the work that went into it. This history sheds light onto the world of academia, tells of the individual scholars who contributed to the encyclopedia's success, and of Europe before...

Collections at risk

Conflicts and wars, and specifically the 2011 Revolution in Egypt, have brought to light the worrying question of the preservation of the cultural heritage in the world. The roles of museums and international institutions have become ever more important in this respect.    

On generosity

The Ḥilyat al-kuramā', literally "The Ornament of the Magnanimous", was compiled in Cairo and Medina in the ninth/fifteenth century. This study of the work and its author is the first reliable critical edition of the Arabic text. An annotated English translation and glossaries make the text acces...

The woman in the pith helmet

Sixteen essays offered by her colleagues in archaeology and biblical studies, this volume celebrates the career of Norma Franklin, an archaeologist who has made important contributions to our understanding of the cities of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the Iron Age.

On the path to the place of rest

This volume publishes 92 Demotic graffiti, along with several ostraca and mummy bandages, from Theban Tombs at Dra Abu el-Naga, studied under the Spanish Mission directed by José Galán. In an introductory chapter Galán discusses the work at Dra Abu Naga and recounts the history of this area of th...

From the field of offerings

This memorial volume honours the life and work of Professor Lanny David Bell (April 30, 1941-August 26, 2019), a leading scholar in Egyptology and a beloved teacher and colleague to so many. It includes a biography of Dr. Bell along with contributions from eminent scholars on the topics of ancien...

The theology of hathor of dendera

The Ptolemaic period witnessed an enormous increase in the number of hieroglyphic signs and iconographic elements. This volume examines these techniques from their smallest details to their broadest thematic connections, foregrounding individual techniques to determine the words and phrases singl...

The emperor's treasure hunters

The Pergamon Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus, the Lions of Babylon, the bust of Nefertiti - these are all treasures that we admire in German museums today. Where do these works come from? When and under what circumstances did they come to Germany? Are we actually the rightful owners of these wo...

Journal of the american research center in egypt, vol 56 (2020)

The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems and archaeology of the Egyptian people; it welcomes article submissions on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization, in English, French, or G...

Journal of the canadian society for coptic studies, volume 6

The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is a Toronto-based nonprofit organization whose purpose is to bring together individuals interested in Coptic studies and to promote the dissemination of scholarly information on Coptic Studies through the organization of meetings and conferences and throug...

The hittite gilgamesh

The adventures of Gilgamesh were well known throughout Babylonia and Assyria. This is a new edition of the material from Bogazkoy, of particular importance to modern scholars in reconstructing the epic. It documents a period in the history of the narrative's progressive restructuring and elaborat...

Hadith, piety, and law

This volume brings together sixteen of Melchert’s articles, including those considered his most important as well as ones that are difficult to access. Originally published between 1997 and 2014, they are arranged chronologically under three rubrics - hadith, piety and law. The material is presen...

The poetics of adonis and yves bonnefoy

This book examines the work of two major poets who wrote in the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Bonnefoy of France and the Syrian-born Adonis (born Ali Ahmed Saïd).

Ramesses ii, egypt's ultimate pharaoh

Peter Brand reveals Ramesses the Great as a gifted politician, canny elder statesman, and tenacious warrior; a compelling portrait of this legendary Pharaoh who ruled over Imperial Egypt during its Golden Age.

La arqueología de los animales de mesoamérica

En respuesta a un creciente interés en el campo de la zooarqueología, este libro presenta investigaciones que representan a las múltiples culturas y regiones de Mesoamérica, tratando específicamente los aspectos más recurrentes en la literatura zooarqueológica.

The neo-assyrian shield

This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analysed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. The origins, use, evo...

Cattle and people

The contributions in this volume reflect the breadth of work being undertaken on the ancient relationship between humans and cattle across the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, and from the late Pleistocene to postmedieval period.

The temple of ramesses ii in abydos volume 3

Building on the comprehensive photographic and epigraphic documentation of the temple presented in volumes 1 and 2 of The Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, Volume 3 (Architectural and Inscriptional Features) offers analysis of the architectural layout and decorative programme of the temple and its...

Journal of the international qur'anic studies association

This new journal from the International Qur'anic Studies Association will support of the association’s mission of fostering scholarship on the Qur'an.

Ancient egyptian prisoner statues

The first full-length study of the so-called prisoner statues, elaborately decorated mortuary monuments for their pharaohs constructed by the ancient Egyptians during the late Old Kingdom (ca. 2435-2153 BCE). The book provides a fuller understanding of not only the prisoner statues but also the E...

Palamedes volume 11

Palamedes seeks to provide a forum where, within the frames of cultural history broadly defined, ancient historians, classical philologists, archaeologists, jurists and epigraphists-all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations-can meet ...

Journal of the american research center in egypt, volume 50 (2014)

The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems and archaeology of the Egyptian people; it welcomes articles on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization, in English, French or German.

A view from the herd

In this book, the late Richard Redding synthesizes his decades-long work on the ancient agricultural economy of Egypt. Drawing on a diverse range of data, including zooarchaeology, ancient texts and iconographic sources, he explores the role of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs in the economic infras...

Sargonic texts from telloh in the istanbul archaeological museums, part 2

This volume continues publication of the Sargonic tablets from Telloh in the Istanbul Archeological Museums begun with STTI in 1982. Presenting transliterations of 693 texts from this site, it represents a further step towards meaningful engagement with the Sargonic records from Girsu.

The temple of ramesses ii in abydos (volume 2)

Volume 2, Pillars, Niches and Miscellanea, contains additional elements of the temple, as well as translations of the inscriptions found in the temple. Together with Volume 1, it forms a basis for a detailed analysis of the overall decorative programme of the temple and its symbolism.    

From new haven to nineveh and beyond

This book traces the history of Yale’s endeavours in Near Eastern learning, making extensive use of unpublished archival materials, including letters, diaries and records of institutional decisions. Developments at Yale are set against the wider background of changing American attitudes toward th...

Journal of the international qur'anic studies association volume 6 (2021)

The Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association (JIQSA) is a peer reviewed annual journal published on behalf of the International Qur'anic Studies Association.

Muslim perceptions and receptions of the bible

The articles brought together in this volume deal with Muslim perceptions and uses of the Bible in its wider sense, including the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament as well as the New Testament, albeit with an emphasis on the former scripture.

The political culture of the abbasid court, 279-324 a.h.

Migration and mobility in the ancient near east and egypt - the crossroads iv

Ancient Western Asia and northeast Africa are a rich repository of evidence for various forms of movement and mobility, in written sources and material culture. This book examines the political dimensions of movement and mobility there; how ideas, concepts and languages move across boundaries; an...

Gods, objects, and ritual practice in ancient mediterranean religion

Uses case studies from Israel, Athens, Rome, Sicily and North Africa to explore how scholars are incorporating study of material culture into study of religion in the ancient Meditteranean.  First volume in new series - Studies in Ancient Mediteranean Religions.

Ayia irini periods i-iii

Continuing the work of publishing the excavations at the site of Ayia Irini on the Cycladic island of Keos, this volume focuses on the architecture and stratigraphy of the site.

Data science, human science, and ancient gods

The studies in this volume share a focus on religion in the ancient Mediterranean world: how ritual, myth, spectatorship, and travel reflect the continual interaction of human beings.

A reader of classical arabic literature

A Reader of Classical Arabic Literature is one of a very small group of resources in English for the teaching of intermediate and advanced level classical Arabic. Based on his lecture notes, the late Seeger Bonebakker designed a superb teaching text, which he then asked his UCLA colleague, Michae...

Al-ma'mun, the inquisition and the quest for caliphal authority

The "inquisition" (Mihnah) unleashed by the seventh Abbasid caliph, 'Abdallah al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833), has long attracted the attention of modern scholars of the intellectual, political, and religious history of the early Abbasid era. Historians have seen it as the key to a wide array of puzzles a...

Journal of the canadian society for coptic studies volume 11

Published annually by Lockwood Press. The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is a Toronto-based nonprofit organization whose purpose is to bring together individuals interested in Coptic studies and to promote the dissemination of scholarly information on Coptic Studies.     

The demotic graffiti from the temple of isis on philae island

This volume publishes 534 new Demotic graffiti recorded at the temple of Isis on Philae Island, presented with drawings and photographs. An essay interprets the role of the graffiti in understanding the political and religious activities at Philae during the last centuries of worship of the godde...

Salvage excavations at tel qashish (tell qasis) and tell el-wa'er (2010-2013)

This volume brings together the final reports of salvage excavations carried out in the vicinity of Tel Qashish in the northern Jezreel Valley, Israel, from 2010 to 2013.

The archaeology of mesoamerican animals

This volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the most current issues in zooarchaeological literature. The book's chapters provide important general background on the domestic and ritual use of animals in early and classi...

Destruction and its impact on ancient societies at the end of the bronze age

This volume offers a ground-breaking reassessment of the destructions that allegedly occurred at sites across the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Late Bronze Age, and challenges the numerous grand theories that have been put forward to account for them.