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The Context of Scripture, 3 Volumes

The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World
General Editor: William W. Hallo
Associate Editor: K. Lawson Younger, Jr.
Copyright 1997, 2000, 2002

The Hebrew Bible is filled with references to people, places, deities, customs, beliefs, practices and traditions of the ancient Near Eastern world. Egyptians, Assyrians, Canaanites, Hittites, and Babylonians appear as central figures in many biblical narratives. Thus it is fitting that students of the Bible turn to the literary remains of these civilizations to understand how they shaped the biblical world.

The Context of Scripture is an impressive three-volume collection of these ancient Near Eastern writings in English translations. Each translation is accompanied by cross references to related biblical texts, allowing users of the electronic edition to easily search for ancient writings that relate to a given passage. The translations also sport extensive notes and thorough bibliographies, to help the student understand the texts and provide avenues for further study.

Readers of biblical commentaries will have heard of many of the works contained in this set already. Commentaries on Genesis frequently make reference to the Babylonian creation and flood stories found in the Enuma Elish and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Commentaries on the other Pentateuch volumes often draw comparisons with early law codes, like the Laws of Hammurabi, or with the Hittite suzerainty treaties. The Song of Songs is often compared with Egyptian love poems, as Proverbs is with works of Egyptian wisdom literature, like the Instruction of Any and The Instruction of Amenemope. The Ugaritic Baal cycle is a treasure trove of information on Canaanite religion as well as containing enlightening linguistic parallels to biblical Hebrew, and makes regular appearances in the biblical commentaries. Commentaries on Chronicles and Ezra point to the edict recorded on the Cyrus Cylinder, which contains a striking parallel to CyrusТ edict contained in the biblical text, and so on.

How does Context of Scripture compare to the classic work in this area: Pritchard's Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament? As the following quotation from RBL indicates, Context of Scripture is intended to advance biblical studies and contains a number of new and revised texts that were not in the older work.

"The Context of Scripture fulfills some of the same desiderata fulfilled by [Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament] but moves significantly beyond the older publication. Like ANET, this compendium contains both newly recovered or newly (re-)edited texts and well-known older stand-bys. But the editors have also given preference to texts that can be presented in their entirety; to well-preserved rather than fragmentary texts; and to texts whose relevance for biblical studies, by way either of comparison or of contrast, has been demonstrated or argued in the secondary literature."
  - Review of Volume 1 in Review of Biblical Literature
 

Benefits of the Logos Bible Software Edition

The Logos Bible Software edition includes a data type for handling citations to PritchardТs Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, a smaller, older, but very popular collection of ancient Near Eastern writings so that in the future, Logos books that cite ANET can link to the Context of Scripture where the two collections overlap.

The electronic edition of Context of Scripture also links to several other books already available in the Libronix Digital Library System, such as the Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, the Amarna Letters, LichtheimТs 3-volume Ancient Egyptian Literature, and the Anchor Bible Dictionary, many of which can be unlocked from the CD-ROM.
 

Print Edition Back Cover

The Context of Scripture illuminatingly presents the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. Designed as a thorough and durable reference work for all engaged in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East, and involving approximately 90 of the world's outstanding scholars in the field, it provides reliable access to a broad, balanced and representative collection of Ancient Near Eastern texts that have some bearing on the interpretation of the Bible. Translations of recently discovered texts are included, alongside new translations of better-known texts and in some cases the best existing translations of such texts.

The substantial three-volume work, with its specially designed page layout and large format, features full cross-referencing to comparable Bible passages, and new, up-to-date bibliographical annotations with judicious commentary. Its many distinct advantages over other collections will ensure the place of The Context of Scripture as a standard reference work for the 21st century.

Volume I, Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World, is devoted to 'literary' texts: those responses to the world about them by which the creative minds of antiquity sought to come to terms with their environment, real or imaginary.


Volume II, Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World, is devoted to building and votive inscriptions, seals, weights, treaties, collections of laws, and other genres originally inscribed on durable mediums or in multiple copies for long-term survival. Many are royal inscriptions, and nearly all are crucial to the reconstruction of the history of the Biblical world.

Volume III, Archival Documents from the Biblical World, provides a generous selection from the vast number of legal, commercial and private documents preserved from pre-classical antiquity. These courtcases, contracts, accounts and letters, so often slighted or underrepresented in older anthologies, throw a bright light on the daily life of ordinary human beings as recorded by their contemporaries. In addition, exhaustive indices to all three volumes identify and classify all proper names and many of the themes struck throughout the work.
 

Praise for the Print Edition

G'Now that it is complete, this major publication project will clearly replace James B. Pritchard's long-standard Ancient Near Eastern Texts. The three volumes of The Context of Scripture offer improved renderings of familiar texts, introduce more recently published texts to a wider audience, and shed new light on the Bible by means of detailed introductions and copious annotations. Yet one can happily read the texts without ever consulting the footnotes. The Context of Scripture will no doubt stimulate the reading of the Bible in its ancient context, resulting in a better understanding of what Israel shared with her Near Eastern neighbors, and how she differed from them.'
   Alan Millard, Biblical Archaeology Review, 2004.

'All students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East will be grateful for this impressive and authoritative work. It is wonderful to have so much of ancient Near Eastern literature in one collection, translated by the best scholars in the field.'
   Ronald S. Hendel, Bible Review, 1998.

'Еthis volume will prove an indispensable tool for all who seek to intepret the Old Testament within its cultural and linguistic environment.'
   Daniel L. Block, Review and Expositor.

'Еthe three volumes in COS will be reliable and frequently used companions of Old Testament scholars in the next fifty years. Biblical commentaries and journal articles will regularly refer to them.'
   Ralph W. Klein, Currents, 2001.

'Еan up-to-date and indispensable collection of Near Eastern literature.'
   William M. Schniedewind, Religious Studies Review, 2001.

'Given the high quality of this compendium, one of the editors' hopes for this series would seem to be well founded, namely, that The Context of Scripture will become a standard reference work in college, seminary, and university libraries well into the twenty-first century.'
   Gary N. Knoppers, Review of Biblical Literature, April 2000


About the Editors

William W. Hallo is the William M. Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature and Curator of the Babylonian Collection at Yale University. He holds degrees from Harvard, Leiden, and Chicago. He is author or co-author of Seals and Seal Impressions (2001), The Ancient Near East: a History (1998, 1971), Origins (1997), The Book of the People (1991), Scripture in Context (4 vols. 1980-1991), Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (2 vols. 1984), The Tablets of Ebla (1984), Sumerian Archival Texts (1973), The Exaltation of Inanna (1968), and Early Mesopotamian Royal Titles (1957).

K. Lawson Younger, Jr., Ph.D. (1988) at the University of Sheffield is Professor of Old Testament, Semitic Languages and Ancient Near Eastern History at Trinity International University -- Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of Ancient Near Eastern Conquest Accounts: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History Writing (1990), co-editor of Mesopotamia and the Bible (2002), as well as numerous scholarly articles and reviews.


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Table of Contents

VOLUME 1: CANONICAL COMPOSITIONS FROM THE BIBLICAL WORLD

Introduction: Ancient Near Eastern Texts and their Relevance for Biblical Exegesis

EGYPTIAN CANONICAL COMPOSITIONS

DIVINE FOCUS

     1. COSMOLOGIES

          From the УBook of NutФ (1.1)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 714 (1.2)

          From Pyramid Texts Spell 527 (1.3)

          From Pyramid Texts Spell 600 (1.4)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 75 (1.5)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 76 (1.6)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 78 (1.7)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 80 (1.8)

          From Papyrus Bremner-Rhind (1.9)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 335 = Book of the Dead Spell 17 (1.10)

          Coffin Texts Spell 261 (1.11)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 647 (1.12)

          From a Ramesside Stela (1.13)

          From the Berlin УHymn to PtahФ (1.14)

          From the УMemphite TheologyФ (1.15)

          From Papyrus Leiden I 350 (1.16)

          From Coffin Texts Spell 1130 (1.17)

          Book of the Dead 175 (1.18)

          Coffin Text 157 (1.19)

          Book of the Dead 112 (1.20)

     2. OTHER MYTHS

          The Repulsing of the Dragon (1.21)

          The Legend of Isis and the Name of Re (1.22)

          The Legend of Astarte and the Tribute of the Sea (1.23)

          The Destruction of Mankind (1.24)

     3. HYMNS

          The Great Cairo Hymn of Praise to Amun-Re (1.25)

          The Great Hymn to Osiris (1.26)

          Two Hymns to the SunЦgod (1.27)

          The Great Hymn to Aten (1.28)

     4. PRAYERS

          Prayer to Re-Harakhti (1.29)

     5. HARPERSТ SONGS

          The Song from the Tomb of King Intef (1.30)

          The Song from the Tomb of Neferhotep (1.31)

     6. DIVINATION, INCANTATION, RITUAL

          Execration Texts (1.32)

          Dream Oracles (1.33)

          Daily Ritual of the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak (1.34)

ROYAL FOCUS

     1. INSTRUCTIONS

          Merikare (1.35)

          Amenemhet (1.36)

     2. HISTORIOGRAPHY

          King Lists (1.37)

               1. Karnak List (1.37A)

               2. Abydos List (1.37B)

               3. Sakkara King List (SL) (1.37C)

               4. Turin Canon (1.37D)

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS

     1. NARRATIVES

          Sinuhe (1.38)

          The Shipwrecked Sailor (1.39)

          The Two Brothers (1.40)

          The Report of Wenamun (1.41)

     2. УPROPHECYФ

          The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage: the Admonitions of Ipuwer (1.42)

          The Eloquent Peasant (1.43)

          The Complaints of Khakheperre-Sonb (1.44)

          The Prophecies of Neferti (1.45)

     3. INSTRUCTIONS

          Instruction of Any (1.46)

          Instruction of Amenemope (1.47)

          Dua-khety or the Satire on the Trades (1.48)

     4. LOVE POEMS

          Papyrus Harris 500 (1.49)

          Cairo Love Songs (1.50)

          Papyrus Chester Beatty I (1.51)

          Ostracon Gardiner 304 (1.52)

     5. PSEUDEPIGRAPHA

          The Famine Stela (1.53)

          The Legend of the Possessed Princess (УBentresh StelaФ) (1.54)

EGYPTIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

HITTITE CANONICAL COMPOSITIONS

DIVINE FOCUS

     1. MYTHS

          Elkunirsa and Asertu (1.55)

          The Storm-god and the Serpent (Illuyanka) (1.56)

          The Wrath of Telipinu (1.57)

          Appu and his Two Sons (1.58)

          The Sun God and the Cow (1.59)

     2. PRAYERS

          Plague Prayers of Mursili II (1.60)

     3. RITUALS

          The УRitual Between the PiecesФ (1.61)

          PulisaТs Ritual Against Plague (1.62)

          UhhamuwaТs Ritual Against Plague (1.63)

          ZarpiyaТs Ritual (1.64)

          Ritual and Prayer to Ishtar of Nineveh (1.65)

          The First SoldiersТ Oath (1.66)

          The Second SoldiersТ Oath (1.67)

     4. INCANTATIONS

          Purifying a House: a Ritual for the Infernal Deities (1.68)

          The Storm God at Lihzina (1.69)

          Establishing a New Temple for the Goddess of the Night (1.70)

ROYAL FOCUS

     1. EPIC   

          The Queen of Kanesh and the Tale of Zalpa (1.71)

     2. HISTORIOGRAPHY

          Proclamation of Anitta of Kussar (1.72)

          Crossing of the Taurus (1.73)

          Deeds of Suppiluliuma (1.74)

          The Hittite Conquest of Cyprus: Two Inscriptions of Suppiluliuma II (1.75)

     3. BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

          The Proclamation of Telipinu (1.76)

          Apology of Hattusili III (1.77)

     4. ORACLES

          Excerpt from an Oracle Report (1.78)

          Assuring the Safety of the King during the Winter (1.79)

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS

     1. PROVERBS

          Hittite Proverbs (1.80)

     2. OTHER WISDOM LITERATURE

          Fragment of a Wisdom Text(?) (1.81)

          Excerpt from the Hurro-Hittite Bilingual Wisdom Text (1.82)

     3. INSTRUCTIONS

          Instructions to Priests and Temple Officials (1.83)

          Instructions to Commanders of Border Garrisons (1.84)

          Instructions to the Royal Guard (1.85)

HITTITE BIBLIOGRAPHY

WEST SEMITIC CANONICAL COMPOSITIONS

DIVINE FOCUS

     1. UGARITIC MYTHS

          The BaСlu Myth (1.86)

          Dawn and Dusk (1.87)

     2. PRAYERS

          Ugaritic Prayer for a City Under Siege (1.88)

          The Prayer of Nabonidus (4QPrNab) (1.89)

     3. DIVINATION

          Ugaritic Birth Omens (1.90)

          Ugaritic Lunar Omens (1.91)

          Ugaritic Extispicy (1.92)

          Ugaritic Dream Omens (1.93)

     4. INCANTIONS AND RITUALS

          Ugaritic Liturgy Against Venomous Reptiles (1.94)

          Ugaritic Rites for the Vintage (KTU 1.41//1.87) (1.95)

          Ugaritic Incantation Against Sorcery (1.96)

          ТIlu on a Toot (1.97)

          A Punic Sacrificial Tariff (1.98)

          The Aramaic Text in Demotic Script (1.99)

          A Ugaritic Incantation Against Serpents and Sorcerers (1.100)

          The London Medical Papyrus (1.101)

ROYAL FOCUS

     1. EPIC

          The Kirta Epic (1.102)

          The ТAqhatu Legend (1.103)

     2. HISTORIOGRAPHY

          Ugaritic King List (1.104)

     3. REPHAТIM TEXTS

          The Patrons of the Ugaritic Dynasty (KTU 1.161) (1.105)

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS

     1. INSTRUCTIONS

          Hippiatric Texts (1.106)

     2. SCHOOL TEXTS

          Abecedaries (1.107)

WEST SEMITIC BIBLIOGRAPHY

AKKADIAN CANONICAL COMPOSITIONS

DIVINE FOCUS

     1. MYTHS

          The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld (1.108)

          Nergal and Ereshkigal (1.109)

          Nergal and Ereshkigal (Amarna Version) (1.110)

          Epic of Creation (1.111)

          The Theogony of Dunnu (1.112)

          Erra and Ishum (1.113)

     2. HYMNS AND PRAYERS

          Prayer to Marduk (1.114)

          Prayer to Gods of the Night (1.115)

          Diurnal Prayers of Diviners (1.116)

          The Shamash Hymn (1.117)

     3. LAMENTATIONS AND ELEGIES

          A Neo-Babylonian Lament for Tammuz (1.118)

          An Assyrian Elegy (1.119)

     4. DIVINATION

          Mesopotamian Omens (1.120)

     5. INCANTATIONS

          Old Babylonian Incantation Against Cattle Disease (1.121)

     6. RITUALS

          Rituals from Emar

               The Installation of the Storm GodТs High Priestess (1.122)

               The Zukru Festival (1.123)

               Six Months of Ritual Supervision by the Diviner (1.124)

               Two Months Joined by the Underworld, with Barring and Opening of Doors (1.125)

               Two Kissu Festivals (1.126)

          A Psephomancy Ritual from Assur (1.127)

     6. LOVE POEMS

          Love Lyrics of Nabu and Tashmetu (1.128)

ROYAL FOCUS

     1. EPIC

          The Adapa Story (1.129)

          Atra-Hasis (1.130)

          Etana (1.131)

          Gilgamesh (1.132)

          The Birth Legend of Sargon of Akkad (1.133)

     2. HISTORIOGRAPHY

          Babylonian King Lists (1.134)

          Assyrian King Lists (1.135)

          Assyrian Eponym Canon (1.136)

          Babylonian Chronicles (1.137)

          The Weidner Chronicle (1.138)

     3. ROYAL HYMNS

          A Hymn Celebrating Assurnasirpal IIТs Campaigns to the West (1.139)

          A Prayer from a Coronation Ritual of the Time of Tukulti-Ninurta I (1.140)

          A Hymn to Nanaya with a Blessing for Sargon II (1.141)

          AssurbanipalТs Coronation Hymn (1.142)

          An Assurbanipal Hymn for Shamash (1.143)

          An Assurbanipal Prayer for Mullissu (1.144)

          Dialogue between Assurbanipal and Nabu (1.145)

          A Late Piece of Constructed Mythology Relevant to the Neo-Assyrian and Middle Assyrian Coronation Hymn and Prayer (1.146)

     4. FICTIONAL ROYAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY

          The Adad-guppi Autobiography (1.147)

          The Autobiography of Idrimi (1.148)

          The Marduk Prophecy (1.149)

          The Dynastic Prophecy (1.150)

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS

     1. JUST SUFFERER COMPOSITIONS

          Dialogue between a Man and his God (1.151)

          A SuffererТs Salvation (1.152)

          The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer (1.153)

          The Babylonian Theodicy (1.154)

     2. DIALOGUE

          Dialogue of Pessimism or the Obliging Slave (1.155)

     3. HUMOROUS TEXTS

          УAt the CleanersФ (1.156)

AKKADIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

SUMERIAN CANONICAL COMPOSITIONS

DIVINE FOCUS

     1. MYTHS

          The Song of the Hoe (1.157)

          The Eridu Genesis (1.158)

          Enki and Ninmah (1.159)

          The Exaltation of Inanna (1.160)

          Inanna and Enki (1.161)

     2. HYMNS

          To Nanshe (1.162)

          The Blessing of Nisaba by Enki (1.163)

     3. PRAYERS AND LETTER-PRAYERS

          Letter-Prayer of King Sin-Iddinam to Nin-Isina (1.164)

          Letter-Prayer of King Sin-Iddinam to Utu (1.165)

     4. LAMENTATIONS

          Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur (1.166)

     5. INCANTATIONS

          A УNon-CanonicalФ Incantation (1.167)

          From УEvil SpiritsФ (1.168)

     6. LOVE POEMS

          Dumuzi-Inanna Songs (1.169)

               The WomenТs Oath (1.169A)

               Bridegroom, Spend the Night in our House Till Dawn (1.169B)

               Love by the Light of the Moon (1.169C)

ROYAL FOCUS

     1. EPIC

          Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta (1.170)

          Gilgamesh and Akka (1.171)

     2. ROYAL HYMNS

          The Birth of Shulgi in the Temple of Nippur (1.172)

          The Sacred Marriage of Iddin-Dagan and Inanna (1.173)

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS

     1. PROVERBS

          Sumerian Proverb Collection 3 (1.174)

          Proverbs Quoted in Other Genres (1.175)

     2. INSTRUCTIONS

          Shuruppak (1.176)

          Ur-Ninurta (1.177)

     3. FABLES

          The Heron and the Turtle (1.178)

     4. PIOUS SUFFERER COMPOSITIONS

          УMan and his GodФ (1.179)

     5. DISPUTATIONS

          The Disputation Between Ewe and Wheat (1.180)

          The Disputation Between the Hoe and the Plow (1.181)

          The Disputation Between Bird and Fish (1.182)

          The Disputation Between Summer and Winter (1.183)

     6. SCHOOL DIALOGUES

          The Dialogue Between Two Scribes (1.184)

          The Dialogue Between a Supervisor and a Scribe (1.185)

          The Dialogue Between an Examiner and a Student (1.186)

SUMERIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY


VOLUME 2: MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE BIBLICAL WORLD

Introduction: The Bible and the Monuments

EGYPTIAN MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

ROYAL INSCRIPTIONS

     1. EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY INSCRIPTIONS

          The Tomb Biography of Ahmose of Nekheb (2.1)

          Thutmose III (2.2)

               The Annals of Thutmose III (2.2A)

               The Gebel Barkal Stela of Thutmose III (2.2B)

               The Armant Stela of Thutmose III (2.2C)

          The Memphis and Karnak Stelae of Amenhotep II (2.3)

     2. NINETEENTH DYNASTY INSCRIPTIONS

          Sethos I (2.4)

               Karnak, Campaign from Sile to Pa-Canaan, Year 1 (2.4A)

               First Beth-Shan Stela, Year 1 (2.4B)

               Karnak, Campaign to Yenoam and Lebanon (Year 1 or Later) (2.4C)

               Second Beth-Shan Stela, Year Lost (2.4D)

               Karnak, Campaign Against the Hittites (Undated) (2.4E)

               Karnak, Campaign Against the Libyans (Undated) (2.4F)

               Karnak, Campaign Against Qadesh and Amurru (Undated) (2.4G)

          Ramesses II (2.5)

               The Battle of Qadesh Ч the Poem, or Literary Record (2.5A)

               The Battle of Qadesh Ч the УBulletinФ Text (2.5B)

          The (Israel) Stela of Merneptah (2.6)

     3. LATE INSCRIPTIONS

          The Victory Stela of King Piye (Piankhy) (2.7)

MORTUARY INSCRIPTIONS

     1. PYRAMID TEXTS

          Pyramid Texts 213 and 219 (2.8)

     2. COFFIN TEXTS

          Coffin Text 261 (2.9)

          Coffin Text 159 (2.10)

     3. THE BOOK OF THE DEAD

          Book of the Dead 109 (2.11)

          Book of the Dead 125 (2.12)

     4. HARPER SONGS

          Contrasting Harper Songs from the Tomb of Neferhotep (2.13)

     5. GRAVE INSCRIPTIONS

          Hymn from the Tomb of Ay (2.14)

EGYPTIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

HITTITE MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

ROYAL INSCRIPTIONS

     1. EDICTS AND PROCLAMATIONS

          Bilingual Edict of Hattusili I (2.15)

     2. ANNALS

          The Ten Year Annals of Great King Mursili II of Hatti (2.16)

УFUNCTIONALФ INSCRIPTIONS

     1. TREATIES

          The Treaties Between Hatti and Amurru (2.17)

               Treaty Between Suppiluliuma and Aziru (2.17A)

               Treaty Between Mursili and Duppi-Tesub (2.17B)

               Treaty Between Tudhaliya and Sausgamuwa (2.17C)

               The Treaty of Tudhaliya IV with Kurunta of Tarhuntassa (2.18)

     2. LAWS

          Hittite Laws (2.19)

HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTIONS

     1. УIDEAL PRICESФ (2.20)

          Karkamis A2 (+3) (2.20A)

     2. ROYAL INSCRIPTIONS

          Azatiwata (2.21)

     3. FUNERARY INSCRIPTIONS (2.22)

          Maras 4 (2.22A)

          Kululu 4 (2.22B)

HITTITE BIBLIOGRAPHY

WEST SEMITIC MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

BUILDING AND MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

     1. MOABITE INSCRIPTIONS

          The Inscription of King Mesha (2.23)

     2. AMMONITE INSCRIPTIONS

          The Amman Citadel Inscription (2.24)

          The Tell Sırān Inscription (2.25)

          The Amman Theatre Inscription (2.26)

     3. DEIR СALLA
    
          The Deir СAlla Plaster Inscription (2.27)

     4. HEBREW INSCRIPTIONS

          The Siloam Tunnel Inscription (2.28)

     5. PHOENICIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          The Inscription of King Yahimilk (2.29)

          The Kulamuwa Inscription (2.30)

          The Azatiwada Inscription (2.31)

          The Inscription of King Yehawmilk (2.32)

     6. OLD ARAMAIC INSCRIPTIONS

          The Melqart Stela (2.33)

          Hadad-yithСi (2.34)

          The Inscription of Zakkur, King of Hamath (2.35)

          The Hadad Inscription (2.36)

          The Panamuwa Inscription (2.37)

          The Bar-Rakib Inscription (2.38)

          The Tell Dan Stele (2.39)

          The Hazael Booty Inscriptions (2.40)

     7. ARAMAIC DEDICATORY INSCRIPTIONS

          The Aswan Dedicatory Inscription (2.41)

     8. PHILISTINE INSCRIPTIONS

          The Ekron Inscription of Akhayus (2.42)

     9. NABATAEAN INSCRIPTIONS

          A Nabataean Commemorative Inscription from СAvdat (2.43)

          The Dedication of a Statue to the Divinised Nabataean King (2.44)

          A Nabataean Inscription Containing Religious Laws from the Atargatis Temple at Petra (2.45)

          A Nabataean Shrine Inscription from Egypt (2.46)

VOTIVE INSCRIPTIONS

     1. HEBREW INSCRIPTIONS

          Kuntillet СAjrud (2.47)

               Kuntillet СAjrud: Inscribed Pithos 1 (2.47A)

               Kuntillet СAjrud: Inscribed Pithos 2 (2.47B)

               Kuntillet СAjrud: the Two-line Inscription (2.47C)

               Kuntillet СAjrud: Plaster Wall Inscription (2.47D)

          The Jerusalem Pomegranate (2.48)

          Jerusalem Ostracon (2.49)

          The Temple of the Lord Ostracon (2.50)

     2. ARAMAIC INSCRIPTIONS

          Tell el-Maskhuta Libation Bowls (2.51)

               Silver Bowl (Brooklyn Museum 54.50.36) (2.51A)

               Silver Bowl (Brooklyn Museum 57.121) (2.51B)

               Silver Bowl (Brooklyn Museum 54.50.32) (2.51C)

MORTUARY INSCRIPTIONS

     1. HEBREW INSCRIPTIONS

          Khirbet el-Qom (2.52)

          The Khirbet Beit Lei Cave Inscriptions (2.53)

          The Royal Steward Inscription (2.54)

     2. PHOENICIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          The Sarcophagus Inscription of ТAhirom, King of Byblos (2.55)

          The Sarcophagus Inscription of Tabnit, King of Sidon (2.56)

          The Sarcophagus Inscription of ТEshmunСazor, King of Sidon (2.57)

          The Funerary Inscription from Pyrgi (2.58)

     3. ARAMAIC INSCRIPTIONS

          The Tomb Inscription of SiТgabbar, Priest of Sahar (2.59)

          Offering Table from the Memphis Serapeum (2.60)

          Funerary Stela (Brussels E. 4716) (2.61)

          Funerary Stela from Saqqarah (2.62)

          Funerary Stela Saqqarah (2.63)

          Funerary Stela (Carpentras) (2.64)

          Funerary Stela (Vatican Museum 10 Sala 22787) (2.65)

          Tombstone Inscription (Greco-Roman Museum 18361) (2.66)

     4. NABATAEAN INSCRIPTIONS

          The Nabataean Tomb Inscription of Kamkam at MadaТСin Salih (2.67)

          The Nabataean Tomb Inscription of Halafu at MadaТСin Salih (2.68)

          A Nabataean Funerary Inscription from Madeba (2.69)

SEAL AND STAMP INSCRIPTIONS

     1. SEALS AND SEAL IMPRESSIONS

          Hebrew (2.70)

          Ammonite (2.71)

          Moabite (2.72)

          Edomite (2.73)

          Phoenician (2.74)

          Philistine (2.75)

          Early Aramaic (2.76)

          Royal Judaean Seal Impressions (2.77)

          Persian Period (2.78)

          The Seal of СAsayahu (2.79)

     2. STAMPS

          Stamps (2.80)

WEIGHT INSCRIPTIONS

     1. HEBREW WEIGHT INSCRIPTIONS (2.81)

УFUNCTIONALФ INSCRIPTIONS

     1. TREATIES

          The Inscriptions of Bar-GaТyah and MatiСel from Sefire (2.82)

MISCELLANEOUS INSCRIPTIONS

          The Ketef Hinnom Amulets (2.83)

          The El Khadr Arrowheads (2.84)

          The Gezer Calendar (2.85)

          An Amulet from Arslan Tash (2.86)

          The Tel Dan Bowl (2.87)

          Inscribed Nimrud Ivories (2.88)

WEST SEMITIC BIBLIOGRAPHY

AKKADIAN MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

BUILDING AND DISPLAY INSCRIPTIONS (Akkadian and Sumerian)

     1. OLD AKKADIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          Inscription of Sargon: Foundation of the Akkadian Empire (2.89)

          Inscription of Naramsin: Deification of the King (2.90)

          Inscription of Naramsin: Campaign Against Armanum and Ebla (2.91)

     2. EARLY OLD BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          Isin Dynasty

               Ishbi-erra (2.92)

               Shu-ilishu (2.93)

               Ishme-Dagan (2.94)

               Lipit-Eshtar (2.95)

               Ur-Ninurta (2.96)

               Ur-dukuga (2.97)

          Larsa Dynasty

               Gungunum (2.98)

               Nur-Adad (2.99A)

               Nur-Adad (2.99B)

               Sin-iddinam (2.100)

               Warad-Sin (2.101A)

               Warad-Sin (2.101B)

               Rim-Sin (2.102A)

               Rim-Sin (2.102B)

               Rim-Sin (2.102C)

               Rim-Sin (2.102D)

          Eshnuna Dynasty

               Ipiq-Adad II (2.103)

          Uruk

               Sin-kashid (2.104)

               Anam (2.105)

               Simurrum (2.106)

     3. LATE OLD BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          Babylon

               Hammu-rapi (2.107A)

               Hammu-rapi (2.107B)

               Hammu-rapi (2.107C)

               Hammu-rapi (2.107D)

               Samsu-iluna (2.108)

               Ammi-ditana (2.109)

               Ekallatum Ч Shamshi-Addu (2.110)

          Mari

               Iahdun-lim (2.111)

               Zimri-lim (2.112)

     4. NEO-ASSYRIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          Shalmaneser III (2.113)

               Kurkh Monolith (2.113A)

               Annals: Assur Clay Tablets (2.113B)

               Annals: Calah Bulls (2.113C)

               Annals: Marble Slab (2.113D)

               KurbaТil Statue (2.113E)

               Black Obelisk (2.113F)

               Assur Basalt Statue (2.113G)

               Black Stone Cylinder (2.113H)

               The Die (Puru) of Yahali (2.113I)

          Adad-nirari III (2.114)

               Antakya Stela (2.114A)

               Pazarcik / Maras Stela (2.114B)

               Orthostat Slab of Unknown Provenance (2.114C)

               Tell Sheik Hammad (2.114D)

               SabaТa Stela (2.114E)

               Tell al Rimah Stela (2.114F)

               Calah Orthostat Slab (2.114G)

               Stela of Sammuramat (Semiramis) (2.114H)

          OfficialsТ Inscriptions (2.115)

               Samsi-ilu Ч Stone Lions Inscription (2.115A)

               Ninurta-kudurrı-usur Ч Suhu Annals #2 (2.115B)

               Ninurta-kudurrı-usur Ч Suhu Annals #18 (2.115C)

               Ninurta-kudurrı-usur Ч Suhu Annals #17 (2.115D)

          Shalmaneser IV Ч Pazaricik / Maras Stela (2.116)

          Tiglath-pileser III (2.117)

               The Calah Annals (2.117A)

               The Iran Stela (2.117B)

               Summary Inscription 4 (2.117C)

               Summary Inscription 7 (2.117D)

               Summary Inscription 8 (2.117E)

               Summary Inscription 9Ц10 (2.117F)

               Summary Inscription 13 (2.117G)

          Sargon II (2.118)

               The Annals (2.118A)

               The Borowski Stela (2.118B)

               The Assur УCharterФ (2.118C)

               Nimrud Prisms D & E (2.118D)

               The Great УSummaryФ Inscription (2.118E)

               The Small УSummaryФ Inscription (2.118F)

               Pavement Inscription 4 (2.118G)

               The Cylinder Inscription (2.118H)

               The Nimrud Inscription (2.118I)

               The Tang-i Var Inscription (2.118J)

          Sennacherib (2.119)

               SennacheribТs First Campaign: Against Merodach-baladan (2.119A)

               SennacheribТs Siege of Jerusalem (2.119B)

               Sennacherib Ч Lachish Relief Inscription (2.119C)

               Sennacherib: the УAzekahФ Inscription (2.119D)

               Sennacherib: the Capture and Destruction of Babylon (2.119E)

          Esarhaddon (2.120)

     5. NEO-BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONS

          Nabopolassar (2.121)

               NabopolassarТs Restoration of Imgur-Enlil (2.121)

          Nebuchadnezzar II (2.122)

               Nebuchadnezzar IIТS Restoration of the Ebabbar Temple (2.122A)

               Nebuchadnezzar IIТS Restoration of E-urimin-ankia (2.122B)

          Nabonidus (2.123)

               The Sippar Cylinder of Nabonidus (2.123A)

               NabonidusТ Rebuilding of E-lugal-galga-sisa (2.123B)

          Cyrus

               Cyrus Cylinder (2.124)

VOTIVE SEAL INSCRIPTIONS

     Votive Seal Inscriptions (2.125)

WEIGHT INSCRIPTIONS

     Weight Inscriptions (2.126)

УFUNCTIONALФ INSCRIPTIONS

     1. Treaties

          AbbaelТs Gift of Alalakh (AT 1) (2.127)

          The Agreement Between Ir-addu and Niqmepa (AT 2) (2.128)

          Agreement Between Pillia and Idrimi (AT 3) (2.129)

     2. Laws

          The Laws of Eshnunna (2.130)

          The Laws of Hammurabi (2.131)

          The Middle Assyrian Laws (2.132)

          The Neo-Babylonian Laws (2.133)

     3. Edicts

          The Edicts of Samsu-iluna and his Successors (2.134)

     4. Boundary stones

          The УSun DiskФ Tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina (2.135)

     5. Royal grants

          Will of Ammitaku Leader of Alalakh (2.136)

          Land Grant AT 456 (2.137)

AKKADIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

SUMERIAN MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

BUILDING AND DISPLAY INSCRIPTIONS

     1. Neo-Sumerian Inscriptions

          Ur-Nammu (2.138A)

          Ur-Nammu (2.138B)

          Ur-Nammu (2.138C)

          Ur-Nammu (2.138D)

          Shulgi (2.139A)

          Shulgi (2.139B)

          Shulgi (2.139C)

          Shulgi (2.139D)

          Amar-Suena (2.140A)

          Amar-Suena (2.140B)

          Ibbi-Sin (2.141A)

          Ibbi-Sin (2.141B)

VOTIVE INSCRIPTIONS

          Ibbi-Sin (2.142)

          Lugal-murube Son of Zuzu (2.143)

SEAL INSCRIPTIONS

          Babati (2.144)

          Servants of Kings (2.145)

WEIGHT INSCRIPTIONS

     Weight Inscriptions (2.146-151)

УFUNCTIONALФ INSCRIPTIONS

     1. Laws

          Reforms of Uru-inimgina (2.152)

          The Laws of Ur-Namma (2.153)

          The Laws of Lipit-Ishtar (2.154)

TEMPLE HYMNS OF GUDEA

          The Cylinders of Gudea (2.155)

SUMERIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY


VOLUME 3: ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE BIBLICAL WORLD

Introduction

     Understanding Hebrew and Egyptian Military Texts: A Contextual Approach (James K. Hoffmeier)

     Hittite-Israelite Cultural Parallels (Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.)

      The УContextual MethodФ: Some West Semitic Reflections (K. Lawson Younger, Jr.)

     The Impact of Assyriology on Biblical Studies (David B. Weisberg)

     Sumer and the Bible: a Matter of Proportion (William W. Hallo)

EGYPTIAN ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

LETTERS

     1. MIDDLE KINGDOM LETTERS

          The Heqanakht Letters (3.1)

               Letter I (3.1A)

               Letter II (3.1B)

               Letter III (3.1C)

     2. NEW KINGDOM MODEL LETTERS

          The Craft of the Scribe (Papyrus Anastasi I) (3.2)

          Praise of Pi-Ramessu (Papyrus Anastasi III) (3.3)

          A Report of Escaped Laborers (Papyrus Anastasi V) (3.4)

          A Report of Bedouin (Papyrus Anastasi VI) (3.5)

CONTRACTS

     1. SAITE DEMOTIC SELF-SALES INTO SLAVERY

          Papyrus Rylands VI (3.6)

2. DEMOTIC SELF-DEDICATION TEXTS

          Papyrus British Museum 10622 (3.7A)

          Papyrus British Museum 10624 (3.7B)

          Papyrus Milan 6 (3.7C)

COURTCASES

     The Turin Judicial Papyrus (The Harem Conspiracy against Ramses III) (3.8)

     Papyri Rollin and Lee (Magic in the Harem Conspiracy against Ramses III) (3.9)

     A Lawsuit over a Syrian Slave (P. Cairo 65739) (3.10)

ACCOUNTS

     Semitic Slaves on a Middle Kingdom Estate (P. Brooklyn 35.1446) (3.11)

     Semitic Functionaries in Egypt (KRI 4:104Ц106) (3.12)

EGYPTIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

HITTITE ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

LETTERS

1. MIDDLE HITTITE PERIOD (ca. 1450Ц1350 BCE)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 1 (HKM 1) (3.13)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 2 (HKM 2) (3.14)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 3 (HKM 3) (3.15)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 4 (HKM 4) (3.16)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 5 (HKM 5) (3.17)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 6 (HKM 6) (3.18)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 7 (HKM 7) (3.19)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 8 (HKM 8) (3.20)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 9 (HKM 9) (3.21)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 10 (HKM 10) (3.22)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 11 (HKM 12) (3.23)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 12 (HKM 13) (3.24)

     The King to Kassu in Tapikka 13 (HKM 14) (3.25)

     The King to Kassu and Zulapi in Tapikka 1 (HKM 15) (3.26)

     The King to Kassu and Zulapi in Tapikka 2 (HKM 16) (3.27)

     The King to Kassu, Hulla and Zulapi in Tapikka (HKM 17) (3.28)

     The King to Kassu and Pulli in Tapikka (HKM 18) (3.29)

2. LATER NEW KINGDOM (HATTUSILI III TO SUPPILULIUMA II) (ca. 1250Ц1180 BCE)

     Letter from Queen Naptera of Egypt to Queen Puduhepa of Hatti (3.30)

     Letter from Hattusili III of Hatti to Kadasman-Enlil II of Babylon (3.31)

     Letter from Piha-walwi of Hatti to Ibiranu of Ugarit (3.32)

COURTCASES

1. RECORDS OF TESTIMONY GIVEN IN THE TRIALS OF SUSPECTED THIEVES AND EMBEZZLERS OF ROYAL PROPERTY

     The Case Against Ura-tarhunta and his Father Ukkura (3.33)

ACCOUNTS

1. CULT INVENTORIES

     City Inventories

          KBo 2.1 (CTH 509) (3.34)

     CULT IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

          KUB 38.2 (3.35)

2. VOTIVE RECORDS

     KUB 15.1 (CTH 584.1) (3.36)

3. ARCHIVE SHELF LISTS

     From Buyukkale, Building A, Rooms 1Ц2 (3.37)

     FROM Buyukkale, Building A, Rooms 4Ц5 (3.38)

     FROM Buyukkale, Building A (3.39)

     FROM Buyukkale, Building E (3.40)

HITTITE BIBLIOGRAPHY

WEST SEMITIC ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

LETTERS

     1. HEBREW LETTERS

          The Mesad Hashavyahu (Yavneh Yam) Ostracon (3.41)

          Lachish Ostraca (3.42)

          Arad Ostraca (3.43)

          The WidowТs Plea (3.44)

     2. UGARITIC LETTERS

          I. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY

               (1) Talmiyanu to his Mother Tarriyelli (RS 15.008) (3.45A)

               (2) Talmiyanu Keeps in Touch with the Queen (RS 9.479A) (3.45B)

               (3) Talmiyanu and ТAhatumilki Keep in Touch with an Unnamed Lady (RS 8.315) (3.45C)

               (4) The King to the Queen-mother in the Matter of the Amurrite Princess (RS 34.124) (3.45D)

               (5) The King of Ugarit to the Queen-mother in the Matter of his Meeting with the Hittite Sovereigns (RS 11.872) (3.45E)

               (6) The King of Ugarit to the Queen-mother in the Matter of his Meeting with the Hittite Sovereign (RS 16.379) (3.45F)

               (7) A Royal Son to his Mother as Regards Warfare (RIH 78.12) (3.45G)

          II. INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE FROM OTHER COURTS

               (8) The King of Tyre to the King of Ugarit in the Matter of Storm-damaged Ships (RS 18.031) (3.45H)

               (9) THE King of Hatti to the King of Ugarit (RS 18.038) (3.45I)

               (10) Puduhepa, Queen of Hatti, to the King of Ugarit (RS 17.434+) (3.45J)

               (11) Pgn to the King of Ugarit (RS 18.147) (3.45K)

               (12) Mutual Assistance (RS 18.075) (3.45L)

          III. OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE TO OTHER COURTS

               (13) СAmmittamru, King of Ugarit, to the King of Egypt (RIH 78.3+30) (3.45M)

               (14) СAmmurapiТ to the King of Egypt (RS 34.356) (3.45N)

               (15) Part of a Letter Addressed to the King of Egypt (RS 16.078) (3.45O)

               (16) [From the King of Ugarit?] to the Hittite Emperor (RS 94.5015) (3.45P)

          IV. BETWEEN KING OR QUEEN AND A NON-ROYAL PERSONAGE

               (17) The King to HayyaТil Regarding an Allotment of Logs (RS 16.264) (3.45Q)

               (18) Double Letter: from the Queen to ТUrtenu and from ТIl?milku to the Same (RS 94.2406) (3.45R)

               (19) The Queen to Yarmihaddu (RS 96.2039) (3.45S)

               (20) TiptibaСlu (Shibti-BaСlu) to the King (RS 18.040) (3.45T)

               (21) From an Official in Alashia to the King (RS 18.113A+B) (3.45U)

               (22) СUzz?nu to the King (RS 94.2391) (3.45V)

               (23) Unknown to the King (RS 34.148) (3.45W)

               (24) Message of ТIriritaruma to the Queen (RS 16.402) (3.45X)

               (25) ТUrhitetub (Urhi-Tesub) to the Queen (RS 20.199) (3.45Y)

               (26) The Governor to the Queen (RS 94.2479) (3.45Z)

               (27) Unknown, Perhaps the Queen, to Unknown (RS 94.2592) (3.45AA)

          V. BETWEEN NON-ROYAL CORRESPONDENTS

               (28) A Military Situation (RS 4.475) (3.45BB)

               (29) Request for a Free Hand (RS 15.007) (3.45CC)

               (30) Brother to Sister (RS 17.063) (3.45DD)

               (31) СUzz?nu and Another Author to Master and Father (RS 17.117) (3.45EE)

               (32) Emergency Report from a City-commander (RS 19.011) (3.45FF)

               (33) A Double Letter to Yabn?nu (RS 19.102) (3.45GG)

               (34) Two Servants to Their Master (RS 29.093) (3.45HH)

               (35) A Problem with Rations (RS 29.095) (3.45II)

               (36) Double letter, from СAzz?Тiltu to his Parents, from Same to his Sister (RS 92.2005) (3.45JJ)

               (37) ТAnantenu to his Master Hidmiratu (RS 92.2010) (3.45KK)

               (38) ТAbniya isnТt happy (RS 94.2284) (3.45LL)

               (39) Provisions are Running Out (RS 94.2383 + RS 94.2619) (3.45MM)

               (40) Getting oneТs Name Before the King (RS [Varia 4]) (3.45NN)

          VI. SCRIBAL EXERCISES

               (41) A Scribe shows off (RS 16.265) (3.45OO)

               (42) The Greetings that ТAbniya Might Have Sent (RS 94.2273) (3.45PP)

     3. ARAMAIC LETTERS

          THE JEDANIAH ARCHIVE FROM ELEPHANTINE

               The Passover Letter (3.46)

               Report of Conflict and Request for Assistance (3.47)

               Recommendation to Aid Two Benefactors (3.48)

               Report of Imprisonment of Jewish Leaders (3.49)

               Petition for Reconstruction of Temple(?) (Draft) (3.50)

               Request for Letter of Recommendation (First Draft) (3.51)

               Recommendation for Reconstruction of Temple (3.52)

               Offer of Payment for Reconstruction of Temple (Draft) (3.53)

          Appeal of Adon King of Ekron to Pharaoh (3.54)

CONTRACTS

     1. PHOENICIAN

          Cebel Ires Dagi (3.55)

     2. ASSYRIAN ARAMAIC

          A Barley Loan from Assur (3.56)

          A Loan of Silver from Assur (3.57)

          A Barley Loan from Guzana (3.58)

     3. EGYPTIAN ARAMAIC

          THE MIBTAHIAH ARCHIVE (471Ц410 BCE)

               Grant of a Built Wall (3.59)

               Withdrawal from Land (3.60)

               Bequest of House to Daughter (3.61)

               Grant of Usufruct to Son-in-law (3.62)

               Document of Wifehood (3.63)

               Grant of House to Daughter (3.64)

               Withdrawal from Goods (3.65)

               Withdrawal from Goods (3.66)

               Withdrawal from House (3.67)

               Apportionment of Slaves (3.68)

          THE ANANIAH ARCHIVE (456Ц402 BCE)

               Loan of Silver (3.69)

               Withdrawal from HyrТ (3.70)

               Document of Wifehood (3.71)

               Sale of Abandoned Property (3.72)

               Bequest of Apartment to Wife (3.73)

               Testamentary Manumission (3.74)

               A Life Estate of Usufruct (3.75)

               Document of Wifehood (3.76)

               Adoption (3.77)

               Bequest in Contemplation of Death (3.78)

               Dowry Addendum (3.79)

               Sale of Apartment to Son-in-law (3.80)

               Loan of Grain (3.81)

ACCOUNTS

     1. THE TITHE IN UGARIT

          Land Grant along with Tithe Obligations (3.82)

          Village Tithe Payments at Ugarit (3.83)

     2. AMMONITE OSTRACA FROM HESBAN

          Hesban Ostracon A1 (3.84)

          Hesban Ostracon A2 (3.85)

     3. HEBREW OSTRACA

          Ophel ostracon (3.86)

MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS

     1. ARAMAIC OSTRACA

          Instructions Regarding Children and Inquiry Regarding Passover (3.87A)

          Instructions to Shear Ewe (3.87B)

          Offer to Sew a Garment (3.87C)

          Instructions Regarding Silver for Marzeah (3.87D)

          Greetings from a Pagan to a Jew (3.87E)

          Instructions to Aid Shepherd (3.87F)

          Instructions Regarding Legumes and Barley, etc. (3.87G)

          Request for Salt (3.87H)

          Letter Regarding Gift, Handmaiden, Allotment, and Pots (3.87I)

          Instructions Regarding Tunic (3.87J)

          Notice of Dispatch of Wood (3.87K)

          An Aramaic Dream Report from Elephantine (3.88)

     2. ARAMAIC STELA FRAGMENT

          The Bukan Inscription (3.89)

WEST SEMITIC BIBLIOGRAPHY

AKKADIAN ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

LETTERS

     1. EBLA

          A Letter of Enna-Dagan (3.90)

     2. ALALAKH

          Letter Asking for the Return of Stolen Donkeys (AT 116) (3.91)

     3. TELL EL-AMARNA

          Letter of Abdi-heba of Jerusalem (EA 286) (3.92A)

          Letter of Abdi-heba of Jerusalem (EA 289) (3.92B)

          Letter of the Ruler of Gazru (EA 292) (3.92C)

          Letter of Tusratta, King of Mitanni (EA 17) (3.92D)

          Letter of Rib-Haddi of Byblos (Gubla) (EA 362) (3.92E)

          Letter of LabТayu of Shechem (EA 253) (3.92F)

          Letter of LabТayu of Shechem (EA 254) (3.92G)

     4. KUMIDI

          A Letter to Zalaia (3.93)

     5. APHEK

          The Letter of Takuhlina (3.94)

     6. ASSYRIA

          The Murder of Sennacherib (3.95)

          A Letter Reporting Matters in Kalah (Kalhu) (3.96)

          A Letter Concerning the Grain Tax of the Samarians (3.97)

          A Report on Work on Dur-Sarrukin (3.98)

CONTRACTS

     1. ALALAKH

          Sale transactions (3.99)

               The Purchase of Beer (AT 33) (3.99A)

               Sale of a Town (AT 52) (3.99B)

          Manumissions

               Receipt for the Purchase of a Debt Slave (AT 65) (3.100)

          Marriage agreements

               Palace Receipt for the Return of a Marriage Gift (AT 17) (3.101A)

               Marriage Customs (AT 92) (3.101B)

               Seven years of Barrenness before a Second Wife (AT 93) (3.101C)

          Loan transactions

               Security for a Loan (AT 18) (3.102A)

               Transfer of Creditors (AT 28) (3.102B)

     2. PROPERTY CONVEYANCES FROM UGARIT

          Land sales and purchases

               Land Purchase Text (3.103)

               Land Purchase Text (3.104)

               Foreclosure and Redistribution of Land (3.105)

               Land Sale (3.106)

          Land Grants and Donations

               Land Donation for Service Rendered (3.107)

               Land Donation by the King (3.108)

               Royal Land Grant (3.109)

               Royal Land Grant (3.110)

     3. NEO-ASSYRIAN CONTRACTS

          Sale of Three Slaves (3.111)

          Sale of a Slave Woman (3.112)

          A Slave Redemption (3.113)

          Sale of a Slave (3.114)

          Land Sale (3.115)

          A Debt Note (3.116)

          Sale of an Estate (3.117)

          Land Sale (3.118)

COURTCASES

     1. BABYLON

          The Slandered Bride (3.119)

     2. HAZOR

          A Lawsuit from Hazor (3.120)

     3. NUZI

          The Goring Ox at Nuzi (3.121)

     4. NEO-ASSYRIAN

          A Court Order from Samaria (3.122)

     5. NEO-BABYLONIAN

          A Neo-Babylonian Dialogue Document (3.123)

ACCOUNTS

     1. OLD BABYLONIAN

          Offerings to the Temple Gates at Ur (3.124)

     2. ALALAKH

          List of Hapiru Soldiers (AT 180) (3.125)

          Administrative Record (AT 457) (3.126)

     3. NEO-ASSYRIAN

          An Assyrian Wine List (3.127)

          An Assyrian Horse List (3.128)

WILLS

     1. ALALAKH

          Inheritance of a Brother and a Sister (AT 7) (3.129)

AKKADIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

SUMERIAN ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

LETTERS

     1. A Letter from an Angry Housewife (3.130)

     2. A Letter to the King (3.131)

     3. A Letter-order (3.132)

CONTRACTS

     1. SALE TRANSACTIONS

          Slave Sale (3.133A)

          Slave Sale (3.133B)

          Real Estate Transaction (3.133C)

          Real Estate Transaction (3.133D)

     2. MANUMISSIONS

          The Manumission of Umanigar (3.134A)

          The Manumission of Sarakam and Ur-gunaТa (3.134B)

     3. MARRIAGE AGREEMENTS

          The Marriage of Ur-Nanse and Sasunigin (3.135A)

          The Marriage of Puzur-Haya and Ubartum (3.135B)

     4. LOAN TRANSACTIONS

          A Loan of Silver to Su-asli (3.136A)

          A Loan of Silver to Ur-ga (3.136B)

          A Loan of Sheep Fat (3.136C)

          A Loan of Silver to Gina and Mani (3.136D)

          A Loan of Silver to Suna (3.136E)

          A Loan of Silver to Ur-Enlila (3.136F)

          A Loan of Silver to Girini (3.136G)

     5. RENTAL AND HIRE TRANSACTIONS

          A Lease of Land (3.137A)

          A Record of Hire (3.137B)

          Another Record of Hire (3.137C)

     6. A MODEL CONTRACT (3.138)

     7. A SHIPPING CONTRACT (3.139)

COURTCASES

     1. MODEL COURTCASES

          A Trial for Adultery (3.140)

          Inheritance (3.141)

     2. A FUNCTIONAL COURTCASE (3.142)

ACCOUNTS

     1. The Death of Shulgi (3.143)

     2. A Sumerian Amphictyony

          Calendar Text (3.144A)

          The Bala-Contributions for One Month (3.144B)

     3. Weights and Measures (3.145)

SUMERIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

ADDENDA

The Dispute Between a Man and His Ba (3.146)

The Akkadian Anzu Story (3.147)

NDICES

General

Register of Contributors
 

 

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