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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823282303321

Titolo

Boundaries of the ancient Near Eastern world : a tribute to Cyrus H. Gordon / / edited by Meir Lubetski, Claire Gottlieb and Sharon Keller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998

ISBN

1-281-81421-0

9786611814212

0-567-51855-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (576 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 273

Altri autori (Persone)

GordonCyrus Herzl <1908-2001.>

LubetskiMeir

GottliebClaire

KellerSharon R

Disciplina

939.4

Soggetti

Semitic philology

Civilization, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 'Like a Perpetual Fountain'; Part I: ARCHAEOLOGY; Part II: BIBLE STUDIES; Part III: NORTHWEST AND UGARITIC STUDIES; Part IV: ARAMAIC AND ARABIC STUDIES; Part V: EGYPTO-SEMITICS; Part VI: THE CUNEIFORM WORLD; Part VII: SAMARITAN STUDIES; Part VIII: INDO-EUROPEAN; Part IX: THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD; Part X: MEDIAEVAL STUDIES; Bibliography of the Works of Cyrus H. Gordon; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

For over threescore years Cyrus H. Gordon's scholarship and teaching have provided new directions to the study of the ancient Near East. This collection of 34 essays in honour of his 90th birthday, edited by three of his former pupils, celebrates his fascinating and remarkable achievements and reflects his broad command of ancient studies. The global impact of his research can be seen from the geographical dispersion of the outstanding scholars who have written here on the following topics: archaeology, Bible studies, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Arabic, Egypto-Semitic, the cuneiform world, Indo-Europea