Leaders and legacies in Assyriology and Bible the collected essays of David B. Weisberg /

Main Author: Weisberg, David B.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2012.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10653003
Table of Contents:
  • Loyalty and death : some ancient near eastern metaphors
  • Zabaya, an early king of the Larsa dynasty
  • Rib-Hadda's urgent tone : a note on EA 74:50
  • The length of the reign of Hallusu-Insusinak
  • Esarhaddon and Egypt : a preliminary investigation
  • A sale of property from the time of Esarhaddon, "king of lands"
  • The neo-Babylonian empire
  • The "antiquarian" interests of the neo-Babylonian kings
  • Royal women of the neo-Babylonian period
  • A "dinner at the palace" during Nebuchadnezzar's reign
  • Notes on Nebuchadnezzar's 37th year
  • Polytheism and politics : some comments on Nabonidus' foreign policy
  • The impact of Assyriology on Biblical studies
  • An old Babylonian forerunner to Summa Alu
  • The R. Campbell Thompson tablets published by Ivan Lee Holt
  • A guided tour through Babylonian history : cuneiform inscriptions in the Cincinnati Art Museum.