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

• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (576 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 939.4
• Soggetto topico: Semitic philology; Civilization, Ancient
• Altri autori: GordonCyrus Herzl <1908-2001.> LubetskiMeir GottliebClaire KellerSharon R
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Boundaries of the ancient Near Eastern world
• ISBN: 1-281-81421-0; 9786611814212; 0-567-51855-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823282303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 273.