Proceedings Of The 53th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale

Author : Leonid E. Kogan,Natalia Koslova,Sergey Loesov,Serguei Tishchenko
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 1252 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066394

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Proceedings of the 53th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale by Leonid E. Kogan,Natalia Koslova,Sergey Loesov,Serguei Tishchenko Pdf

The second half of the proceedings, City Administration in the Ancient Near East, is available here. A workshop volume is available here. In July 2007, the 53rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (the annual meeting of the International Association of Assyriologists) was held in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. In Moscow, several hundred Assyriologists enjoyed the hospitality of the Russian State University for the Humanities. Dozens of papers on the topic “Language in the Ancient Near East,” were delivered at the University. More than 50 of those papers are published in this 2-volume set.

Author : Leonid Kogan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1126 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Inscriptions
ISBN : 1575061961

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Language in the Ancient Near East: Sumerian compound verbs by Leonid Kogan Pdf

In July 2007, the 53rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (the annual meeting of the International Association of Assyriologists) was held in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. In Moscow, several hundred Assyriologists enjoyed the hospitality of the Russian State University for the Humanities. Dozens of papers on the topic "Language in the Ancient Near East," were delivered at the University. More than 50 of those papers are published in this 2-volume set.

Author : Benjamin R. Foster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317415510

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The Age of Agade by Benjamin R. Foster Pdf

The Age of Agade is the first book-length study of the Akkadian period of Mesopotamian history, which saw the rise and fall of the world’s first empire during more than a century of extraordinary political, social, and cultural innovation. It draws together more than 40 years of research by one of the world’s leading experts in Assyriology to offer an exhaustive survey of the Akkadian empire. Addressing all aspects of the empire, including its statecraft and military, territory and cities, arts, religion, economy, and production, The Age of Agade considers what can be said of Akkadian political and social history, material culture, and daily life. A final chapter also explores how the empire has been presented in modern historiography, from the decipherment of cuneiform to the present, including the extensive research of Soviet historians, summarized here in English for the first time. Drawing on contemporaneous written and artifactual sources, as well as relevant materials from succeeding generations, Foster introduces the reader to the wealth of evidence available. Accessibly written by a specialist in the field, this book is an engaging examination of a critical era in the history of early Mesopotamia.

Author : Alfonso Archi
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575063584

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Tradition and Innovation in the Ancient Near East by Alfonso Archi Pdf

In July, 2011, the International Association for Assyriology met in Rome, Italy, for 5 days to deliver and listen to papers on the theme “Tradition and Innovation in the Ancient Near East”. This volume, the proceedings of the conference, contains more than 40 of the papers read at the 57th annual Rencontre, including 3 plenary lectures/papers, many papers directly connected with the theme, as well as a workshop on parents and children. The papers covered every period of Mesopotamian history, from the third millennium through the end of the first millennium B.C.E. The attendees were warmly hosted by faculty and students from the Università di Roma “La Sapienza”.

Author : Ulrike Steinert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004226142

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Aspekte des Menschseins im Alten Mesopotamien by Ulrike Steinert Pdf

Being the first monographic study of this kind in the field of Assyriology, this book comprises an investigation of Ancient Mesopotamian concepts of the human person. Concentrating on Akkadian cuneiform texts from the 2nd and 1st millennium BC, the author examines the characteristics and attributes attached to human beings and the notions of the person as a composite being through a semantic analysis of Akkadian terms for the body, body parts and aspects of the self, which can be termed "souls". Through an examination of a wide range of textual sources and an interdisciplinary approach, this study shows that the Mesopotamian views of personhood share amazing similarities with those of the neighbouring ancient cultures, but often differ from our own. “...in short, as a piece of modern Assyriological scholarship it is very well done and a tribute to its author’s capabilities and accomplishments.” Benjamin R. Foster, Yale University

Author : Ilona Zsolnay
Publisher : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614910886

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Seen Not Heard by Ilona Zsolnay Pdf

Traditionally, writing--a graphic, multidimensional form of communication--has been approached as a vehicle for representing, and therefore conveying, the spoken word. Moving beyond this manner of analysis, this volume interrogates writing as a medium that is not simply a handmaiden to oral and aural exchange but a communication system that is richly layered and experienced. To exploit this aspect of visual code, scholars from the fields of Egyptology, Sinology, Hittitology, and Assyriology, together with Mesoamericanists, art historians, and a sign language specialist, are brought together in this volume. In its pages, these contributors incorporate into their analyses methods more commonly used in linguistics and semiotics, communication studies, art historical analysis, and traditional philology to new ends in order to form original trajectories of inquiry. Each contribution either lays bare explicit exploitation of visuality in scribal production as a means to cement power, reveal the mystical, induce humor, or expose clandestine views or it locates implicit knowledge schemes and cultural maps underlying and informing these same productions. The pioneering investigations presented in Seen Not Heard reveal that although writing may be heard, the fact that it can also be seen affects its reception and therefore the meaning of any transported phonological units.

Author : Jacob Klein,Yitschak Sefati
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781646020997

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From the Workshop of the Mesopotamian Scribe by Jacob Klein,Yitschak Sefati Pdf

This volume presents first editions of a variety of cuneiform tablets from the Old Babylonian period belonging to the collection of the late Shlomo Moussaieff. It makes available for the first time three texts representing varying levels of Mesopotamian scribal education. The first is what the authors argue is the most complete copy of the first fifty lines of the standard version of the Sumerian epic Gilgameš and the Bull of Heaven. The second is a hitherto unpublished bilingual (Sumerian-Akkadian) lexical list of unknown provenance, similar to the Proto-Aa syllabary. Each of the 314 entries preserved on this tablet provides a pronunciation gloss, a Sumerian logogram, and an Akkadian translation. A unique feature of this list is that the signs are arranged on the basis of graphic concatenation: each sign contains one of the graphic components of the preceding sign. It also yields a great number of hitherto unknown, synonymous Akkadian translations to the Sumerian logograms. The final chapter contains an edition of two groups of lenticular school tablets, containing thirty-three elementary-level scribal exercises. With this volume, Jacob Klein and Yitschak Sefati preserve and disseminate important artifacts that advance the study of Sumerian literature, Mesopotamian lexicography, and ancient Near Eastern scribal education.

Author : Daniel Isaac Block,Richard L. Schultz
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683070665

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Sepher Torath Mosheh by Daniel Isaac Block,Richard L. Schultz Pdf

In few areas of critical Old Testament research is the chasm between evangelical and mainstream scholarship as broad as in discussions of the book of Deuteronomy. The issues relate not only to the provenance of the book, but also to its origin and composition, its ideology, its ethic, and its relationship to other biblical books. Evangelicals differ in their responses to historical-critical scholarship. Some avoid it as much as possible; others consider neither critical methodologies nor the results of critical scholarship to be threatening to their evangelical convictions. The essays in Sepher Torath Mosheh consist of invited papers that were presented at a special colloquium on the book of Deuteronomy at Wheaton College in the fall of 2015. Their purpose is to explore historical, literary, theological, and ethical issues at the heart of the tensions evangelicals feel with regard to mainstream scholarship on Deuteronomy. Although the contributors represent a broad spectrum of theological and hermeneutical perspectives within evangelicalism, they all subscribe to the statement on Scripture that unites the fellows of the Institute for Biblical Research: belief in "the unique divine inspiration, integrity, and authority of the Bible."

Author : Lionel Marti
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 809 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575068886

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La famille dans le Proche-Orient ancien: réalités, symbolismes et images by Lionel Marti Pdf

In July, 2009, the International Association for Assyriology met in Paris, France, for 5 days to deliver and listen to papers on the theme “La famille dans le Proche-Orient.” This volume, the proceedings of the conference, contains 53 of the papers read at the 55th annual Rencontre, including primarily papers directly connected with the theme and some on areas of related interest. The papers covered every period of Mesopotamian history, from the third millennium through the end of the first millennium B.C.E. The photo on the back cover shows only a representative portion of the attendees, who were warmly hosted by faculty and students from the Collège de France.

Author : Joaquín Sanmartín
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781646022816

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A Glossary of Old Syrian Volume 2: l—z by Joaquín Sanmartín Pdf

Author : Simo Parpola,Robert M. Whiting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : UVA:X004703296

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Compte Rendu, Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 47 by Simo Parpola,Robert M. Whiting Pdf

Author : John Kaltner,Louis Stulman
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567166272

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Inspired Speech by John Kaltner,Louis Stulman Pdf

Inspired Speech was originally published as a Festschrift to honor the work of Professor Herbert B. Huffmon, Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Drew University. Thirty-three of his colleagues and students contributed to the work, which explores various aspects of prophecy in ancient Israel and its neighboring cultures. The result is a volume which provides an excellent overview of the current state and future directions of scholarship on prophecy in the biblical world. Contributors: Suzanne Richard, Frank Moore Cross, George E. Mendenhall, Martti Nissinen, Robert R. Wilson, Mary Chilton Callaway, Peggy L. Day, Daniel E. Fleming, David Noel Freedman, Rebecca Frey, Alberto R. Green, Edward L. Greenstein, Baruch A. Levine, David Marcus, Harry P. Nasuti, J. J. M. Roberts, Jack M. Sasson, Karel van der Toorn, Lyn M. Bechtel, Milton Eng, John Kaltner, John I. Lawlor, David A. Leiter, Jesse C. Long, Jr, Mark Sneed, Jongsoo Park, Eric A. Seibert, Louis Stulman, Alex Varughese, William W. Hallo, Michael S. Moore, Mary-Louise Mussell, Paul A. Riemann

Author : Sue Hamilton,Ruth D Whitehouse,Katherine I Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315434117

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Archaeology and Women by Sue Hamilton,Ruth D Whitehouse,Katherine I Wright Pdf

Archaeology and Women draws together from a variety of angles work currently being done within a contemporary framework on women in archaeology. One section of this collection of original articles addresses the historical and contemporary roles of women in the discipline. Another attempts to link contemporary archaeological theory and practice to work on women and gender in other fields. Finally, this volume presents a wide diversity of theoretical approaches and methods of study of women in the ancient world, representing a cross section of work being carried out today under the broad banner of gender archaeology. The geographical and chronological range of the contributions is also wide, from Southeast Asia and South America to Western Asia, Egypt and Europe, from Great Britain to Greece, and from 10,000 years ago to the recent past. An ideal sampler for courses dealing with women and archaeology.

Author : I. Tzvi Abusch,Carol Noyes,William W. Hallo,Irene Winter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015053403005

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Proceedings of the XLV Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale by I. Tzvi Abusch,Carol Noyes,William W. Hallo,Irene Winter Pdf

This set of two entirely individual volumes publishes the Proceedings of the 45th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale held jointly in Cambridge Massachusetts and New Haven Conneticut in 1988.

Author : Krzysztof J. Baranowski
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575064628

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The Verb in the Amarna Letters from Canaan by Krzysztof J. Baranowski Pdf

The Amarna letters from Canaan offer us a unique glimpse of the historical and linguistic panorama of the Levant in the middle of the fourteenth century BCE. Their evidence regarding verbs is crucial for the historical and comparative study of the Semitic languages. Proper evaluation of this evidence requires an understanding of its scribal origin and nature. For this reason, The Verb in the Amarna Letters from Canaan addresses the historical circumstances in which the linguistic code of the letters was born and the unique characteristics of this system. The author adduces second-language acquisition as a proper framework for understanding the development of this language by scribes who were educated in centers on the cuneiform periphery. In this way, the book advances a novel interpretation: the letters testify to a scribal interlanguage that was born of the local use of cuneiform and was affected by the fossilization and transfer processes taking place in these language learners. This vision of the linguistic system of the letters as the learners' interlanguage informs the main part of the book, which is devoted to verbal morphology and semantics. The chapter on morphology offers an overview of conjugation patterns and morphemes in terms of paradigms. Employing a variationist approach, it also analyzes the bases on which the verbal forms were constructed. Next, the individual uses of each form are illustrated by numerous examples that provide readers with a basis for discovering alternative interpretations. The systemic view of each form and the various insights that permeate this book provide invaluable data for the historical and comparative study of the West Semitic verbal system, particularly of ancient Hebrew, Ugaritic, and Arabic.