Wiley.com
Print this page Share
Textbook

Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation

ISBN: 978-0-631-23581-1
Paperback
472 pages
July 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
List Price: US $66.95
Government Price: US $48.60
Enter Quantity:   Buy
Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation (0631235817) cover image
This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 10-15 days delivery time. The book is not returnable.
Other Available Formats: Hardcover

This book presents new translations of Mesopotamian and ancient Near Eastern historiographic texts, providing the reader with the primary sources for the history of the ancient Near East.

  • A primary source book presenting new translations of Mesopotamian and ancient Near Eastern historiographic texts, and other related materials.
  • Helps readers to understand the historical context of the Near East.
  • Covers the period from the earliest historical and literary texts (c.2700 B.C.) to the latest Hellenistic historians who comment on ancient Near Eastern history (c.250 B.C.)
  • Texts range from the code of Hammurabi to the Assyrian royal inscriptions.
  • A detailed commentary is provided on each text, placing it in its historical and cultural context.
  • Maps, illustrations and a chronological table help to orientate the reader.

Related Titles

More From This Series

by Emily Kearns (Editor)
by Waldemar Heckel (Editor), J. C. Yardley (Editor)
by Roger S. Bagnall (Editor), Peter Derow (Editor)

Near & Middle Eastern History

by Youssef M. Choueiri (Editor)
by Marc Van De Mieroop
Back to Top