02877nam 2200637Ia 450 991078591520332120200520144314.097866139262411-283-61379-40-7425-6347-2(CKB)2670000000275120(EBL)1124489(OCoLC)853360275(SSID)ssj0000720652(PQKBManifestationID)12308673(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720652(PQKBWorkID)10668682(PQKB)10801418(SSID)ssj0000791219(PQKBManifestationID)12317595(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000791219(PQKBWorkID)10757872(PQKB)11526720(Au-PeEL)EBL1124489(CaPaEBR)ebr10606757(CaONFJC)MIL392624(MiAaPQ)EBC1124489(EXLCZ)99267000000027512020080423d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom an antique land[electronic resource] an introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature /edited by Carl S. EhrlichLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20091 online resource (523 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-4335-8 0-7425-4334-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-492) and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sumerian Literature; Chapter 3: Egyptian Literature; Chapter 4: Akkadian Literature; Chapter 5: Hittite Literature; Chapter 6: Canaanite Literature; Chapter 7: Hebrew/Israelite Literature; Chapter 8: Aramaic Literature; Bibliography; Index; About the Editor and ContributorsFrom an Antique Land introduces the various cultures and literatures of the Ancient Near East, including literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The timeframe extends from the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexander the Great. Each chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major literary works.Middle Eastern literatureHistory and criticismOriental literatureHistory and criticismMiddle Eastern literatureHistory and criticism.Oriental literatureHistory and criticism.809.56Ehrlich Carl S1534651MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785915203321From an antique land3782386UNINA