This book contains approximately fifty late Egyptian texts, published for the first time; Representing a range of... Læs mere
The ancient cemeteries at Naga ed-Dêr date from the Predynastic period to the Middle Kingdom. They run for about six kms from Sheikh Farag to Mesheikh and form parts of the single large cemetery of the Thinite nome UE 8.
The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to bring together individuals interested in Coptic... Læs mere
Sixteen essays offered by her colleagues in archaeology and biblical studies, this volume celebrates the career of Norma Franklin, an archaeologist who has made important contributions to our understanding of the cities of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the Iron Age.
The studies collected here examine Egyptian (auto-)biographies from a variety of complementary perspectives: anthropological and contrastive... Læs mere
This volume publishes hand copies of 292 cuneiform texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection dating to the Sargonic and... Læs mere
The prehistoric settlement of Ayia Irini on Kea, one of the Cyclades islands of Greece, is the site of an ancient settlement dating back to the late Neolithic Age. This volume summarizes the results of excavation of the southeastern part of the Bronze Age town.
Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) was one of Columbia University's greatest teachers and in his day the most celebrated classical scholar in America.
This volume publishes 92 Demotic graffiti, along with several ostraca and... Læs mere
This book focuses on the topic of identity and self-presentation in ancient Egyptian society, approaching this through studies of gender, literature, material culture, mythology, names and officialdom.
This book examines the work of two major poets who wrote in the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Bonnefoy of France and the Syrian-born Adonis (born Ali Ahmed Saïd).
Carl Blegen is the most famous American archaeologist ever to work in Greece. Here is presented his biography, detailing his multifaceted life as an instrumental element in creating the field of Aegean prehistory and his role in the social and intellectual community of Athens.