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Writings from the ancient world ; no. 41 |
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Writings from the ancient world ; no. 41.
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Machine generated contents note: Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy -- Study of Prophecy in Transition -- Nature of the Sources -- Prophets -- Texts Included and Excluded -- Conventions of Transcription and Translation -- 1. Nur-Sin to Zimri-Lim (FM 7 39) -- 2. Nur-Sin to Zimri-Lim (FM 7 38) -- 3. La'um to Yasmah-Addu (FM 6 1) -- 4. Apilum of Samas to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 194) -- 5. Addu-Duri to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 195) -- 6. Samas-nasir to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 196) -- 7. Inib-sina to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 197) -- 8. NN to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 198) -- 9. Sammetar to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 199) -- 10. Ahum to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 200) -- 11. Bahdi-Lim to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 201) -- 12. Kanisan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 202) -- 13. NN to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 203) -- 14. Inib-sina to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 204) -- 15. NN to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 205) -- 16. [Yaqqim-Addu?] to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 206) -- 17. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 207) -- 18. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 208) -- 19. Mukannisum to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 209) -- 20. Kibri-Dagan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 210) -- 21. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 211) -- 22. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 212) -- 23. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 213) -- 24. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 214) -- 25. Lanasum to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 215) -- 26. Tebi-gerisu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 216) -- 27. Itur-Asdu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 217) -- 28. NN to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 218) -- 29. NN to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 219) -- 30. Kibri-Dagan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 220) -- 31. Kibri-Dagan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 221) -- 32. Kibri-Dagan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 221bis) -- 33. Usares-hetil to Daris-libur (ARM 26 222) -- 34. La'aum to Yasmah-Addu (ARM 26 223) -- 35. Addu-duri to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 227) -- 36. Report of Ayala (ARM 26 229) -- 37. Zunana to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 232) -- 38. Itur-Asdu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 233) -- 39. Kibri-Dagan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 234) -- 40. Kibri-Dagan to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 235) -- 41. Sibtu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 236) -- 42. Addu-duri to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 237) -- 43. Addu-duri to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 238) -- 44. Simatum to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 239) -- 45. Timlu to Addu-duri (ARM 26 240) -- 46. NN to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 243) -- 47. Yarim-Addu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 371) -- 48. Yasim-El to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 414) -- 49. Zakira-Hammu to Zimri-Lim (ARM 27 32) -- 50. Manatan to Zimri-Lim (FM 3 152) -- 50a. Three Deities to Zimri-Lim (ARM 26 192) -- 50b. Hammi-sagis to Su-nuhra-Halu (M. 7160) -- 51. Ritual of Istar, Text 2 (FM 3 2) -- 52. Ritual of Istar, Text 3 (FM 3 3) -- 53. Assignment of a Donkey (A. 3796) -- 54. Outlay of Garment (ARM 9 22) -- 55. Outlay of Garment (ARM 21 333) -- 56. Outlay of Garment (ARM 22 167) -- 57. Extract from a Decree of Expenditures (A. 4676) -- 58. Outlay of Garment (ARM 22 326) -- 59. Outlay of Garment (ARM 23 446) -- 60. Donation of Lances (ARM 25 15) -- 61. Donation of Silver Rings (ARM 25 142) -- 62. Outlay of Silver (M. 11436) -- 63. Deed of Donation (T. 82) -- 64. Epic of Zimri-Lim (FM 14) -- 65. Report of Criminal Acts (FM 6 45) -- 65a. Outlay of Garment (M. 18192) -- 65b. Outlay of Silver (M. 11299) -- 66. Oracle of Kititum to Ibalpiel (FLP 1674) -- 67. Oracle of Kititum to Ibalpiel (FLP 2064) -- 67a. Food Rations List from Nerebtum (OECT 13 263) -- 68-77. First Collection of Prophecies (SAA 9 1) -- 68. Issar-la tasiyat to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.1) -- 69. Sinqisa-amur to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.2) -- 70. Remut-Allati to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.3) -- 71. Baya to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.4) -- 72. Ilussa-amur to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.5) -- 73. NN to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.6) -- 74. Issar-bel-da'ini to the Queen Mother (SAA 9 1.7) -- 75. Ahat-abisa to the Queen Mother (SAA 9 1.8) -- 76. NN to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.9) -- 77. La-dagil-ili to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 1.10) -- 78-83. Second Collection of Prophecies (SAA 9 2) -- 78. [Nabu]-hussanni to Esarhaddon and to the Queen Mother (SAA 9 2.1) -- 79. Baya to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 2.2) -- 80. La-dagil-ili to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 2.3) -- 81. Urkittu-garrat to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 2.4) -- 82. [Sinqisa-amur] to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 2.5) -- 83. NN to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 2.6) -- 84-88. Third Collection of Prophecies (SAA 9 3) -- 84. Introduction (SAA 9 3.1) -- 85. Oracle to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 3.2) -- 86. Oracle to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 3.3) -- 87. Meal of the Covenant (SAA 9 3.4) -- 88. Oracle to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 3.5) -- 89. Fragment of a Collection of Prophecies (SAA 9 4) -- 90. NN to the Queen Mother (SAA 9 5) -- 91. Tagmetu-ereg to Esarhaddon (SAA 9 6) -- 92. Mullissu-kabtat to Assurbanipal (SAA 9 7) -- 93. NN to Assurbanipal (SAA 9 8) -- 94. Dunnaga-amur to Assurbanipal (SAA 9 9) -- 95. Dunnaga-amur to Assurbanipal (SAA 9 10) -- 96. NN to Assurbanipal (SAA 9 11) -- 97. Esarhaddon's Rise to Power (RINAP 4 1) -- 98. Esarhaddon's Ascending the Throne (RINAP 4 57) -- 99. Assurbanipal's Establishment of the Cult of the Lady of Kidmuri (RINAP 5 Asb 10) -- 100. Assurbanipal's Mannean War (RINAP 5 Asb 11) -- 101. Assurbanipal's War against Teumman, King of Elam (RINAP 5 Asb 3) -- 102. Succession Treaty of Esarhaddon (SAA 2 6) -- 103. Marduk Ordeal (SAA 3 34/35) -- 104. List of Lodgings for Officials (SAA 7 9) -- 105. Bel-usezib to Esarhaddon (SAA 10 109) -- 106. Bel-usezib to Esarhaddon (SAA 10 111) -- 107. Nabu-nadin-gumi to Esarhaddon (SAA 10 284) -- 108. Urad-Gula to Assurbanipal (SAA 10 294) -- 109. Mar-Issar to Esarhaddon (SAA 10 352) -- 110. Decree of Expenditures for Ceremonies in in the Assur Temple in Assur (SAA 12 69) -- 111. Adad-ahu-iddina to Esarhaddon (SAA 13 37) -- 112. Assur-hamatu'a to Assurbanipal (SAA 13 139) -- 113. Nabu-resi-issi to Esarhaddon (SAA 13 144) -- 114. NN to Esarhaddon (SAA 13 148) -- 115. Nabu-rehtu-usr to Esarhaddon (SAA 16 59) -- 116. Nabu-rehtu-usr to Esarhaddon (SAA 16 60) -- 117. Nabu-rehtu-usr to Esarhaddon (SAA 16 61) -- 118. Ritual of Istar and Dumuzi (K 2001+) -- 118a. Dialogue between Assurbanipal and Nabu (SAA 3 13) -- 118b. Prayer to Nabu (PSBR 17:138) -- 118c. Outlay of Copper from Tushan (ZTT 25) -- 118d. Nabu-bel-sumati to Assurbanipal (SAA 21 109) -- 118e. Three Astrologers to Assurbanipal (SAA 10 24) -- 118f. Marduk-sumu-usur to Assurbanipal (SAA 10 174) -- 118g. Votive Inscription of Assurbanipal (K 120B+) -- 118h. Lament over a King (SAA 3 23) -- 118i. Extispicy Report concerning Assurbanipal's Illness (SAA 4 317) -- 118j. Extispicy Report concerning a Written Plan (SAA 4 320) -- 119. King of Ur to Ur-Lisi (TCS 1.369) -- 120. Old Babylonian Lexical List (MSL 12 5.22) -- 121. Tugratta of Mitanni to Amenophis III of Egypt (EA 23) -- 122. Righteous Sufferer from Ugarit (Ugaritica 5:162) -- 123. Middle Assyrian Food Rations List from Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta (VS 19.1) -- 124. Neo-Assyrian Lexical List (MSL 12 4.212) -- 125. Neo-Assyrian Lexical List (MSL 12 4.222) -- 126. Neo-Assyrian Lexical List (MSL 12 6.2) -- 127. Birth Omens (Summa izbu xi) -- 128. Commentary on the Birth Omens (K 1913) -- 129. City Omens (Summa alu i) -- 130. Neo-Babylonian List of Temple Offerings (OECT 1 20-21) -- 131. Neo-Babylonian Decree of Redemption of an Estate (YOS 6 18) -- 132. Neo-Babylonian Decree of Delivery of Dates (YOS 7 135) -- 133. Late Babylonian Akitu Ritual (RAcc 129-46) -- 134. Late Babylonian Chronographic Text (Tishri, 133 BCE) (AD 3-132 B) -- 135. Late Babylonian Chronographic Text (Tishri, 133 BCE) (AD 3-132 C) -- 135a. Old Babylonian Prophecy from Uruk (W19900, 1) -- 135b. Old Babylonian Prophecy from Kis (RIME 4.3.7.7) -- 135c. Decree of Expenditures for Ceremonies at Larsa (CM 33 1) -- 135d. Legal Document from Dilbat (TCL 1 57) -- 135e. Legal Document from Larsa (TCL 10 34) -- 135f. Legal Document from Ur (TS 1) -- 135g. Decree of Delivery of Silver from Larsa (TCL 10 39) -- 135h. Decree of Delivery of Oil from Sippar (IM 50.852) -- 135i. Old Babylonian Decree of Delivery of Beer from Chagar Bazar (Chagar Bazar 3 176) -- 135j. Decree of Delivery of Sesame from Tuttul (KTT 306) -- 135k. Fragment of a Letter from Tuttul (KTT 359) -- 135l. Middle Assyrian Lexical List (Erimhus III) -- 135m. Neo-Assyrian Lexical List (LTBA 2 1 iii 19-31, vi 41-48) -- 135n. Neo-Babylonian Lexical List from Nippur (OIP 114 122) |
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-- 135o. Neo-Babylonian Ritual from Uruk (LKU 51) -- 135p. Epic of Gilgames, Tablet V (SB Gilg. V MSS H2 and if) -- 135q. Late Babylonian Lexical List (SpTU 3 116) -- 136. Amman Citadel Inscription -- 137. Zakkur Stela -- 138. Deir Alla Plaster Texts -- 139. Lachish Ostracon 3 -- 140. Lachish Ostracon 6 -- 141. Lachish Ostracon 16 -- 141a. Seal from Deir Rifa (UC 51354) (Martti Nissinen) -- 142. Ecstatic Episode from The Report of Wenamon (col. 1/34-43) -- 143. Til Barsip Stela (Tell Ahmar 6) |
| Summary |
This volume of more than 170 documents of prophecy from the ancient Near East brings together a representative sample of written documents from Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt dating to the second and first millennia BCE. Nissinen's collection provides nonspecialist readers clear translations, transliterations, and discussions of oracles reports and collections, quotations of prophetic messages in letters and literature, and texts that reference persons with prophetic titles. This second edition includes thirty-four new texts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-328) and indexes |
| Notes |
Texts in transliteration with parallel English translations |
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Prophecy -- Comparative studies -- Congresses
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Prophecy
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Religion -- Congresses
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Middle East
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780884143413 |
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0884143414 |
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