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- Book Synopsis
- This 2nd edition updated and expanded, presents a collection of the royal inscriptions from Assyria and Babyloania dealing with the Land and the People of Israel.Cogan presents a comprehensive collection of the royal inscriptions from Assyria and Babylonia that treat the Land of Israel and the People of Israel. Covering a period of just over three hundred years during the first half of the 1st millennium BCE, these texts tell the story of the military encounters between the Mesopotamian empires and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Many of the texts relate to events described in the Hebrew Bible, while others provide information about affairs that were unknown until their discovery in modern times. All the texts have been newly translated from the original cuneiform documents and are accompanied by a consecutive commentary and select bibliography.
- About The Author
- Mordechai Cogan, PhD., is Professor Emeritus of Biblical History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was written widely on the political and cultural connections between ancient Israel and the empires of the ancient Near East.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789652208682
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Carta Jerusalem, (30 January 2016)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 953 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 236 x 152 x 25 mm
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