02904nam 2200661Ia 450 991097311290332120200520144314.0979876516902597866139262411-283-61379-40-7425-6347-2(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 an introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature /edited by Carl S. Ehrlich1st ed.Lanham, 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 S1855743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973112903321From an antique land4454090UNINA