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Ancient Near Eastern texts relating to the Old Testament
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- Creator
- edited by James B. Pritchard ; translators and annotators: W.F. Albright ... [and others]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition, corrected and enlarged
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1955
- Physical Details
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- xxi, 544 pages ; 29 cm
- OCLC
- ocm00382005
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Myths, epics, and legends. Egyptian myths, tales and mortuary texts / John A. Wilson ; Sumarian myths and epic tales / S. N. Kramer ; Akkadian myths and epics / E.A. Speiser ; Hittite myths, epics and legends / Albrecht Goetze ; Ugaritic myths, epics, and legends / H.L. Ginsberg -- Legal texts. Collections of laws from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor ; Egyptian and Hittite treaties ; Hittite instructions / Albrecht Goetze ; Documents from the practice of law -- Historical texts. Egyptian historical texts / John A. Wilson ; Babylonian and Assyrian historical texts / A. Leo Oppenheim ; Hittite historical texts / Albrecht Goetze ; Palestinian inscriptions / W. F. Albright -- Rituals, incantations, and descriptions of festivals. Egyptian rituals and incantations / John A. Wilson ; Akkadian rituals / A. Sachs ; Hittite rituals, incantations, and description of festival / Albrecht Goetze -- Hymns and prayers. Egyptian hymns and prayers / John A. Wilson ; Sumerian pettition / S. N. Kramer ; Sumero-Akkadian hymns and prayers / Ferris J. Stephens ; Hittite prayers / Albrecht Goetze -- Didactic and wisdom literature. Fables and didactic tales ; Proverbs and precepts ; Observations on life and the world order ; Oracles and prophecies -- Lamentations. A Sumerian lamentation / S. N. Kramer -- Secular songs and poems. Egyptian secular songs and poems / John A. Wilson -- Letters. An Egyptian letter / John A. Wilson ; A Sumerian letter / S. N. Kramer ; Akkadian letters / W. F. Albright ; Aramaic letters / H. L. Ginsberg -- Miscellaneous texts. Egyptian texts / John A. Wilson ; Sumerian love song / S. N. Kramer ; Hittite omen / Albrecht Goetze ; Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions / Franz Rosenthal ; South-Arabian inscriptions / A. Jamme ; Addenda : Akkadian myths and epics, new texts / E. A. Speiser ; Contents listed by language ; Index of biblical references ; Index of names ; Index of names for Canaanite, Aramaic, and South-Arabic inscriptions