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02265aam a2200301Ia 4500 001 BB8D8B06ABAF11E1845906A16AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120601010204 008 120207r20112009mduab b 001 0 eng 020 $a 0742543358 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780742543355 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)775446917 040 $a GC0 $c GC0 $d SILO $d BDX $d A7U $d IBI $d IX2 $d SILO 043 $a aw----- 050 4 $a PJ307 $b .F76 2011 245 0 $a From an antique land : $b an introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature / $c edited by Carl S. Ehrlich. 250 $a 1st paperback ed. 260 $a Lanham, Md. : $b Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, $c 2011, c2009. 300 $a xv, 506 p. : $b ill., map ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-492) and index. 505 00 $t Aramaic literature / $r Ingo Kottsieper. $t Egyptian literature / $r Susan Tower Hollis -- $t Akkadian literature / $r Benjamin R. Foster -- $t Hittite literature / $r Gary Beckman -- $t Canaanite literature / $r Wayne T. Pitard -- $t Hebrew , Israelite literature / $r Carl S. Ehrlich -- $t Aramaic literature / $r Ingo Kottsieper. 520 $a Many of the world's first written records have been found in the area of the Ancient Near East, in what is today known as the Middle East. While many people are familiar with the ancient Israelite literature recorded in the Hebrew Bible, most Near Eastern literature remains a mystery. From an Antique Land lifts the veil from these fascinating writings, explaining the ancient stories in the context of their cultures. From the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexander the Great, expert scholars examine literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Each chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major literary works. Photos of archaeological remains further illustrate these people and their writings. -- Product Description. 650 0 $a Middle Eastern literature $x History and criticism. 700 1 $a Ehrlich, Carl S. 941 $a 1 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20120601021051.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BB8D8B06ABAF11E1845906A16AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b IX2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search