Opening the Tablet Box: Near Eastern Studies in Honor of Benjamin R. Foster Tapa dura - 2010 - 1st Edición

Brill Academic Pub, 2010-06-30. Hardcover. Like New. 1.2500 10.0000 6.7500.

Brill Academic Pub, 2010-06-30. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2500 10.0000 6.7500. Sealed in original plastic with some minor tears \r\n

Leiden: Brill, 2010. First edition. Octavo. xviii, 489, (3)pp. Index and bibliography. Red buckram lettered in yellow. Frontispiece photo of Foster. Illustrated with occasional drawings, photos and archaeological ground plans. A fine, as new copy. 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 with topics ranging from social and economic history to literature, language, and to art history and archaeology. The essays in his book reflect the broad spectrum of interests of its honoree, Benjamin R. Foster. They cover a wide range of topics in ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian literature, economic and social history,… Leer más