Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East – serie
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High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt
Av John Baines
Häftad, 2015
732 kr
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This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. The opening chapter sets out the conceptual ground for the analyses that follow, arguing …
Ancient Mesopotamian Divination
Anxiety Decision-Making in Old Babylonian Times
Inbunden, 2026
1077 kr
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This comprehensive study explores the pivotal role of divination in ancient Mesopotamian society as a mechanism for collective decision-making and a means to alleviate anxiety amid uncertainty. Drawing on an extensive array of textual evidence, including letters, reports, and omen collections, …
Local Power in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia
Av Andrea Seri
Inbunden, 2006
1693 kr
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In this pathbreaking study of local power structures in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (c.2000-1595 BCE) Seri shows that far from being a monolithic entity that unilaterally made decisions concerning people, water, land, and other resources, the Babylonian state had to deal with local institutions that …
Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography
Av Mario Liverani, Zainab Bahrani m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
344 kr
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The essays collected in this volume represent a selection of studies, previously published mainly in Italian, that make explicit use of anthropological and semiological tools in order to analyze important texts of historical nature from various regions of the Ancient Near East. They suggest that …
High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt
Av John Baines
Inbunden, 2013
1693 kr
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This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. The opening chapter sets out the conceptual ground for the analyses that follow, arguing …
Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt
A Dark Side to Perfection
Häftad, 2010
405 kr
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The Middle Kingdom (c.1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This pioneering book is the first comprehensive study of this literary legacy. The status of literature is controversial in many ancient civilizations, and Middle Kingdom poems have often been regarded as propaganda …
Local Power in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia
Av Andrea Seri
Häftad, 2006
435 kr
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In this pathbreaking study of local power structures in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (c.2000-1595 BCE) Seri shows that far from being a monolithic entity that unilaterally made decisions concerning people, water, land, and other resources, the Babylonian state had to deal with local institutions that …
Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography
Av Mario Liverani, Zainab Bahrani m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
962 kr
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The essays collected in this volume represent a selection of studies, previously published mainly in Italian, that make explicit use of anthropological and semiological tools in order to analyze important texts of historical nature from various regions of the Ancient Near East. They suggest that …
