Language & Texts
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Als die Götter auch noch Mensch waren: Eine Anthologie altorientalischer Literatur [Hardback]
Sabina Franke (Editor)
$30.00ISBN: 9783805346818
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Fairy tales, myths and epics - ancient Middle Eastern literature still draws our attention and leads us into the fascinating time of the ancient Orient. Here the nonfamous fable of the tooth worm, which is causing the toothache, is told, but also ... .... Learn More -
Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Volume S, Fascicule 4 [Paperback]
$50.00ISBN: 9781885923790
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Hittite Dictionary
Volume: S.4
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The Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Volume Š, fascicle 3 [Paperback]
H. G. Guterbock† (Editor); Harry A. Hoffner (Author); T. P. J. van den Hout (Editor)
$25.00ISBN: 9781885923950
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
The Hittite language is the earliest preserved member of the Indo-European family of languages. It was written on clay tablets in central Asia Minor over a five hundred year span (ca. 1650-1180 B.C.) which witnessed the rise, the ... .... Learn More -
Heaven on Earth: Temples, Ritual, and Cosmic Symbolism in the Ancient World [Paperback]
Deena Ragavan (Editor)
$24.95ISBN: 9781885923967
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Seminars
Volume: 9
The volume is the result of the eighth Annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute Seminar, held on March 2-3, 2012. Seventeen speakers, from both the US and abroad, examined the interconnections between temples, ritual, and cosmology from a v... .... Learn More -
Iconoclasm and Text Destruction in the Ancient Near East and Beyond [Paperback]
Natalie N. May (Editor)
$29.95ISBN: 9781885923905
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: ORIENTAL INSTITUTE SEMINARS
Volume: 8
The eighth in the Oriental Institute Seminar Series, this volume contains papers that emerged from the seminar Iconoclasm and Text Destruction in the Ancient Near East and Beyond, held at the Oriental Institute April 8-9, 2011. The purpose of t... .... Learn More -
The Oriental Institute 2011-2012 Annual Report [Paperback]
Gil Stein (Editor)
$27.95ISBN: 9781885923936
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Reports on the work of the Oriental Institute during the academic year (July 2011-June 2012), including twenty project, seven research support, eleven museum, seven public education and volunteer, and five development and membership reports. .... Learn More -
Language and Nature: Papers Presented to John Huehnergard on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday [Paperback]
Rebecca Hasselbach (Editor); Na'ama Pat-El (Editor)
$54.95ISBN: 9781885923912
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilisation
Volume: 67
This book includes thirty contributions - twenty-nine papers and one artistic contribution - by John's colleagues, former students, and friends, on a variety of topics that represent John's versatility and many interests, includin... .... Learn More -
Grammatical Case in the Languages of the Middle East and Beyond: Acts of the International Colloquium Variations, concurrence et evolution des cas dans divers domaines linguistiques, Paris, 2-4 April 2007 [Paperback]
Michèle Fruyt (Author); Michel Mazoyer (Editor); Dennis Pardee (Editor); Michele Fruyt (Editor)
$45.00ISBN: 9781885923844
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilisation
Volume: 64
The volume contains twenty-eight studies of various aspects of the case systems of Sumerian, Hurrian, Elamite, Eblaite, Ugaritic, Old Aramaic, Biblical Hebrew, Indo-European, the languages of the Bisitun inscription, Hittite, Armenian, Sabelli... .... Learn More -
Ankara Arkeoloji Muezesinde Bulunan Bogazköy Tabletleri II: Bogazköy Tablets in the Archaeological Museum of Ankara II [Paperback]
Rukiye Akdogan (Author); Oguz Soysal (Author)
$24.95ISBN: 9781885923813
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Chicago Hittite Dictionary Supplements
Volume: 1
This is the first volume in a new series, Chicago Hittite Dictionary Supplements, designed to augment and supplement the work of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary project. Future volumes will continue to bring tablets written in the Hittite langua... .... Learn More -
The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago: Vol 20 U/W [Hardback]
Martha T Roth (Editor)
$150.00ISBN: 9781885923783
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Assyrian Dictionary
Volume: 20
The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary was conceived to provide more than lexical information alone, more than a one-to-one equivalent between Akkadian and English words. By presenting each word in a meaningful context, usually with a full and ... .... Learn More