Preface
Contributors
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Note on the Edition of the Text
Introduction
A Chronological Table
Cuneiform documents. The epic of creation/ J.V. Kinnier Wilson; The story of the flood/ J.V. Kinnier Wilson; The law code of Hammurabi/ W.J. Martin; Letters from Tell El-Amarna/ C.J. Mullo Weir; Historical records of Assyria & Babylonia/ D.J. Wiseman; The Jehoiachin tablets/ W.J. Martin; Nebuchadrezzar's expedition to Syria/ T. Fish; Texts relating to Nabonidus/ T. Fish; The Cyrus cylinder/ T. Fish; The Murashu tablets/ T. Fish; The Babylonian theodicy/ W.G. Lambert; Babylonian moral teachings/ W.G. Lambert; Prayer to any God/ C.J. Mullo Weir; Texts from Ras Shamra/ J. Gray
Egyptian documents. The "Israel stele" of Merenptah/ R.J. Williams; The hymn to Aten/ R.J. Williams; A penitential psalm/ R.J. Wilson; The instruction for King Meri-ka-re/ T.W. Thacker ; A dispute over suicide/ T.W. Thacker; The tale of the two brothers/ J.M. Plumley; The teaching of Amenemope/ J.M. Plumley; Love songs/ J.M. Plumley
A Moabite document. The Moabite stone/ E. Ullendorff
Hebrew documents. The Gezer calendar/ J. Mauchline; Inscribed potsherds from Samaria/ J.N. Schofield; The Siloam inscription/ N.H. Snaith; Letters from Lachish/ D. Winton Thomas; Seals/ D. Diringer; Weights/ D. Diringer; Coins/ J. Weingreen
Aramaic documents. The Milqart stele/ M. Black; The Zakir stele/ M. Black; A letter from Saqqarah/ W.D. McHardy; Papyri from Elephantine/ H.H. Rowley; The words of Ahikar/ A.E. Goodman
General Index
Index of Biblical References

Book details

• Format Paperback
• Pages275 pages
• LanguageEnglish
• ISBN100061300853
• ISBN139780061300851