Author: Olga Drewnowska
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575064669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In the week between July 21 and 25, 2014, the University of Warsaw hosted more than three hundred Assyriologists from all over the world. In the course of five days, nearly 150 papers were read in three (and sometimes four) parallel sessions. Many of them were delivered within the framework of nine thematic workshops. The publication of most of these panels is underway, in separate volumes. As is usually the case, the academic sessions were accompanied by many opportunities for social interaction among the participants, and there was time to enjoy the historical and cultural benefits of Warsaw. Special honor was accorded to two American Assyriologists whose origins can be traced to Warsaw, Piotr Michalowski and Piotr Steinkeller, and a special session to recognize their contributions to the study of ancient Mesopotamia was organized. In this book are presented papers on the main theme of the meeting, “Fortune and Misfortune in the Ancient Near East.” The 31 essays are organized into 5 sections: (1) plenary presenations on “What Is Fortune? What Is Misfortune?” ; (2) humanity and fortune/misfortune and luck, with discussion of specific examples; (3) additional papers on definitions of fortune and misfortune; (4) the effects on city and state; and (5) God and temple.
Fortune and Misfortune in the Ancient Near East
Author: Olga Drewnowska
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575064669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In the week between July 21 and 25, 2014, the University of Warsaw hosted more than three hundred Assyriologists from all over the world. In the course of five days, nearly 150 papers were read in three (and sometimes four) parallel sessions. Many of them were delivered within the framework of nine thematic workshops. The publication of most of these panels is underway, in separate volumes. As is usually the case, the academic sessions were accompanied by many opportunities for social interaction among the participants, and there was time to enjoy the historical and cultural benefits of Warsaw. Special honor was accorded to two American Assyriologists whose origins can be traced to Warsaw, Piotr Michalowski and Piotr Steinkeller, and a special session to recognize their contributions to the study of ancient Mesopotamia was organized. In this book are presented papers on the main theme of the meeting, “Fortune and Misfortune in the Ancient Near East.” The 31 essays are organized into 5 sections: (1) plenary presenations on “What Is Fortune? What Is Misfortune?” ; (2) humanity and fortune/misfortune and luck, with discussion of specific examples; (3) additional papers on definitions of fortune and misfortune; (4) the effects on city and state; and (5) God and temple.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575064669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In the week between July 21 and 25, 2014, the University of Warsaw hosted more than three hundred Assyriologists from all over the world. In the course of five days, nearly 150 papers were read in three (and sometimes four) parallel sessions. Many of them were delivered within the framework of nine thematic workshops. The publication of most of these panels is underway, in separate volumes. As is usually the case, the academic sessions were accompanied by many opportunities for social interaction among the participants, and there was time to enjoy the historical and cultural benefits of Warsaw. Special honor was accorded to two American Assyriologists whose origins can be traced to Warsaw, Piotr Michalowski and Piotr Steinkeller, and a special session to recognize their contributions to the study of ancient Mesopotamia was organized. In this book are presented papers on the main theme of the meeting, “Fortune and Misfortune in the Ancient Near East.” The 31 essays are organized into 5 sections: (1) plenary presenations on “What Is Fortune? What Is Misfortune?” ; (2) humanity and fortune/misfortune and luck, with discussion of specific examples; (3) additional papers on definitions of fortune and misfortune; (4) the effects on city and state; and (5) God and temple.
Love and Death in the Ancient Near East
Author: John H. Marks
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Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The ancient Near East
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Ancient Near East
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Pages : 32
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Pages : 32
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Readings in World History: The ancient Near East
Author: William Hardy McNeill
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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The Ancient Near East
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Pages : 24
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Pages : 24
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The Ancient Near East
Author: James Bennett Pritchard
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Ancient Near East
Author: B.H. Blackwell Ltd
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Gods and Mortals in Early Greek and Near Eastern Mythology
Author: Adrian Kelly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480241
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Explores the interaction between Greece and the Ancient Near East through stories about the gods and their relationships with humankind.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480241
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Explores the interaction between Greece and the Ancient Near East through stories about the gods and their relationships with humankind.
The IOS Annual Volume 23: “Drought Will Drive You Even Toward Your Foe”
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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900452682X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The IOS Annual volume 23: “Drought Will Drive You Even Toward Your Foe” brings forth cutting-edge studies devoted to a wide array fields and disciplines of the Middle East, from the beginning of civilization to modern times.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900452682X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The IOS Annual volume 23: “Drought Will Drive You Even Toward Your Foe” brings forth cutting-edge studies devoted to a wide array fields and disciplines of the Middle East, from the beginning of civilization to modern times.