This volume studies three West Iranian language groups that are either undefined or have been scantly analysed. Published by American Oriental Society in association with Lockwood Press
Building on the comprehensive photographic and epigraphic documentation of the temple presented in volumes 1 and 2... Læs mere
Purifying a House from Blood provides an updated philological edition of the Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446) with transliteration, transcription, and English translation.
This collection of essays dedicated to Richard Jasnow includes studies on the text of the Book of Thoth, on literature, Ptolemaic history and even the god Thoth himself. It features detailed images and abundant hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, Coptic and Greek texts.
A study of the early history of Islamic law schools (s. madrasa, pl. madaris) and their professors in late Fa?imid and Aiyubid Egypt (495-647/1101-1249). It describes the origin and spread of these institutions, their teachers, and their role in the religious life of Egypt.
The contributions in this volume reflect the breadth of work being undertaken on the ancient relationship between humans and cattle across the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, and from the late Pleistocene to postmedieval period.
The Hilyat al-kurama', literally "The Ornament of the Magnanimous", was compiled in Cairo and Medina in the ninth/fifteenth century. On Generosity is a... Læs mere
The studies in this volume share a focus on religion in the ancient Mediterranean world: how ritual, myth, spectatorship, and travel reflect the continual interaction of human beings.
Peter Brand reveals Ramesses the Great as a gifted politician, canny elder statesman, and tenacious warrior; a compelling portrait of this legendary Pharaoh who ruled over Imperial Egypt during its Golden Age.
This volume provides a substantive introduction to Babylonian ceremonial script, along with a history of its modern study, and several case studies of how the script was actually used.
This book discusses recent trends and issues in the scholarly study of the Qur’an and its exegesis. In addition, it addresses recent scholarship on tafsir (qur'anic exegesis), including thematic interpretation, diacronic and syncronic readings of the Qur’an.
The volume is a collection of papers submitted by Cathleen A. Keller's friends, students and colleagues as a way to honour her memory and her love of ancient Egypt. The various papers cover the topics of Egyptian Art and the study of the village of Deir el-Medina.