Francesca Rochberg is author of several books and articles on the Babylonian approach to
celestial phenomena. In the preface of the book under review, she writes,'The primary goal …

The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is
considerable-yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates …

The Assyrian institution of the loyalty oath (adê) was an important mechanism by which the
kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire expanded their influence and maintained internal stability …

The Late Assyrian Empire (c. 900-612 BCE) was the first state to rule over the major centres
of the Middle East, and the Late Assyrian court inhabited some of the most monumental …

Death is one of the major themes of'First Isaiah,'although it has not generally been
recognized as such. Images of death are repeatedly used by the prophet and his earliest …

There are many ancient West Asian stories that narrate the victory of a warrior deity over an
enemy, typically a sea-god or sea dragon, and his rise to divine kingship. In The Conflict …

Worship sets an assembly in motion movement towards God in response to God's
movement towards humans thus creating a resilient and caring community. Worship as Body …

The two tablets published here for the first time, BM 45642 and BM 28825, are edited
together for good reason, for the historical background of both texts is very probably the …

Die Stadt Assur war die Keimzelle des assyrischen Staates, der im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr.
zum ersten wirklichen Imperium der Weltgeschichte aufstieg. Wie sich diese historisch so …

Der Verfasser bundelt in dieser auch als Lehrbuch geeigneten Monographie die Ergebnisse
seiner langjahrigen Arbeit an der Literaturgeschichte des Deuteronomiums im Horizont des …