Opening the tablet box : Near Eastern studies in honor of Benjamin R. Foster /

Opening the tablet box : Near Eastern studies in honor of Benjamin R. Foster /

This volume is a scholarly tribute to Benjamin R. Foster, Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature and Curator of the Babylonian Collection at Yale University, from some of his students, colleagues, and companions, in appreciation of his outstanding achievements and in thanks for hi...

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Other Authors: Foster, Benjamin R. 1945-, Melville, Sarah C., Slotsky, Alice L.

Format: eBook

Language: English
French

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 42.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222748.

Subjects:

Akkadian language.
Assyro-Babylonian literature > History and criticism.
Egyptian language.
Sumerian literature > History and criticism.
Iraq > Literatures.
Iraq > Religion.

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Call Number: PJ3601 .O745 2010

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Summary:This volume is a scholarly tribute to Benjamin R. Foster, Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature and Curator of the Babylonian Collection at Yale University, from some of his students, colleagues, and companions, in appreciation of his outstanding achievements and in thanks for his friendship. Reflecting on the remarkable breadth of the honoree's research interests, the twenty-six original papers in this Festschrift cover a wide range of topics in ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian literature, economic and social history, as well as art and archaeology.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004186569
ISSN:1566-2055 ;
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