Organized by the periods, kingdoms, and empires generally used in ancient Near Eastern
political history, Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture interlaces social and cultural …

Among the best-known and most esteemed people known from antiquity is the Babylonian
king Hammurabi. His fame and reputation are due to the collection of laws written under his …

The Art of Elam ca. 4200-525 BC offers a view of, and a critical reflection on, the art history of
one of the world's first and least-known civilizations, illuminating a significant chapter of our …

Without delving into the theoretical and terminological questions of what “empire” is (which
are treated at length, especially in chap. 1 of volume 1), for the purpose of the two cases …

The creation of the Library of Alexandria is widely regarded as one of the great
achievements in the history of humankind-a giant endeavour to amass all known literature …

The concept of divine kingship would appear to be banal in meaning and marginal in both
sociological and intellectual context. Throughout Mesopotamian history, the legitimacy of …

Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies provides a concise and up-to-date
survey of early record-making and record-keeping practices across the world. It investigates …

This volume opens up new perspectives on Babylonian and Assyrian literature, through the
lens of a pivotal passage in the Gilgamesh Flood story. It shows how, using a nine-line …

This article offers an overview of the early Babylonian priesthood, as it was organized and
operated during the third millennium bce. It is emphasized that the priests and priestesses …

This book is a revised version of my PhD dissertation, which was obtained from the
University of Stellenbosch in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Izak (Sakkie) Cornelius …