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Ivories from Nimrud VI: Ivories from the North West Palace (1845-1992) [Hardback]
Georgina Herrmann (Editor);H. Coffey (Author);Stuart Laidlaw (Author)
$150.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780903472265
Published by : British Institute for the Study of Iraq
The great ninth century palace that Ashurnasirpal II (883-859) built at his new capital of Kalhu/Nimrud has been excavated for over 150 years by various expeditions. Each has been rewarded with remarkable antiquities, including the finest ivori... .... Learn More -
Herodes und Jerusalem [Paperback]
Linda-Marie Gunther (Author)
$45.00ISBN: 9783515092609
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
In 37 BC, Herod replaced the Hasmonean dynasty as ruler of Judea. Since he was not from an established family, and as he ruled with Romes blessing, many Jews regarded him as an usurper and heretic, even though he married a Hasmonean and rebuilt... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. Volume 38: Papers from the forty-first meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies held in London, 19-21 July 2007 [Paperback]
Lloyd Weeks (Editor)
$100.00ISBN: 9781905739202
Published by : Archaeopress
Series: Seminar for Arabian Studies
Volume: 38
CONTENTS: Abdol Rauh Yaccob, British policy on Arabia before the First World War: an internal argument; Adrian G. Parker &. Jeffrey I. Rose, Climate change and human origins in southern Arabia; Alexandrine Guérin & Faysal Abdallah al-Naimi, Nin... .... Learn More -
My Brother Esau is a Hairy Man: Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel [Hardback]
Susan Niditch (Author)
Regular Price: $45.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9780195181142
Published by : Oxford University Press
The story of Jacob and Esau is told in the book of Genesis. With his mother's help, Jacob impersonates his hairy older twin by dressing in Esau's clothes and covering his own hands and the nape of his neck with the hairy hide of goats. Fooled b... .... Learn More -
Pilgrimage to Mecca [Hardback]
Lady Evelyn Cobbold (Author); William Facey (Author); Miranda Taylor (Author); Ahmad S. Turkistani (Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9780954479282
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
As the first British woman convert to Islam on record as making the pilgrimage to Mecca and visiting Medina, Lady Evelyn Cobbold (1867- 1963) cuts a unique figure in the annals of the Muslim Hajj.
Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and landowner, Evel... .... Learn More -
Mapping Jordan through Two Millennia [Hardback]
John Bartlett (Author)
Regular Price: $96.00
Special Price: $48.00
ISBN: 9781905981403
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: Palestine Exploration Fund Annuals
Volume: 10
This book shows how travellers and scholars since Roman times have put together their maps of the land east of the River Jordan. It traces the contribution of Roman armies and early Christian pilgrims and medieval European travellers, Crusading... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Volume 37 (2007) [Paperback]
John Carter (Editor)
$100.00ISBN: 9781905739103
Published by : Archaeopress
Series: Seminar for Arabian Studies
Volume: 37
Papers from the thirty-ninth meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies held in London, July 2006.
The Seminar for Arabian Studies is the only international forum which meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic res... .... Learn More -
From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible [Hardback]
Eric H Cline (Author)
Regular Price: $26.00
Special Price: $22.00
ISBN: 9781426200847
Published by : National Geographic
Eric H. Cline uses the tools of his trade to examine some of the most puzzling mysteries from the Hebrew Bible and, in the process, to narrate the history of ancient Israel. Combining the academic rigor that has won the respect of his peers wit... .... Learn More -
The Arab Chest [Hardback]
Sheila Unwin (Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9780954479268
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
This is the first exhaustive study of a piece of furniture that has been used in the Arab world for centuries, and on the East African coast since the early 1800s. The Arab chest caught the attention of expatriates and travellers throughout these ... .... Learn More -
Spies of the Bible: Espionage in Israel from the Exodus to the Bar Kokhba Revolt [Hardback]
Rose Mary Sheldon (Author)
Regular Price: $39.95
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9781853676369
Published by : Greenhill Books
In Spies of the Bible, Rose Mary Sheldon highlights the importance of espionage and traces the role intelligence has played from the Jewish exodus from Egypt to the Bar Kochba Revolt. The Near East has been fiercely contested by various partie... .... Learn More