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Many of the world's first written records have been found in the
area of the Ancient Near East, in what is today known as the Middle
East. While many people are familiar with the ancient Israelite
literature recorded in the Hebrew Bible, most Near Eastern
literature remains a mystery. From an Antique Land lifts the veil
from these fascinating writings, explaining the ancient stories in
the context of their cultures. From the invention of writing
through the conquest of Alexander the Great, expert scholars
examine literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian,
Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Each
chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of
literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major
literary works. Photos of archaeological remains further illustrate
these people and their writings.
Many of the world's first written records have been found in the
area of the Ancient Near East, in what is today known as the Middle
East. While many people are familiar with the ancient Israelite
literature recorded in the Hebrew Bible, most Near Eastern
literature remains a mystery. From an Antique Land lifts the veil
from these fascinating writings, explaining the ancient stories in
the context of their cultures. From the invention of writing
through the conquest of Alexander the Great, expert scholars
examine literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian,
Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Each
chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of
literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major
literary works. Photos of archaeological remains further illustrate
these people and their writings.
This volume explores the earliest appearances and functions of the
five major Egyptian goddesses Neith, Hathor, Nut, Isis and
Nephthys. Although their importance endured throughout more than
three millennia of ancient Egyptian history, their origins,
earliest roles, and relationships in religion, myth, and cult have
never before been studied together in detail. Showcasing the latest
research with carefully chosen illustrations and a full
bibliography, Susan Tower Hollis suggests that the origins of the
goddesses derived primarily from their functions, as, shown by
their first appearances in the text and art of the Protodynastic,
Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom periods of the late fourth and
third millennia BCE. The roles of the goddess Bat are also explored
where she is viewed both as an independent figure and in her
specific connections to Hathor, including the background to their
shared bovine iconography. Hollis provides evidence of the
goddesses’ close ties with royalty and, in the case of Neith, her
special connections to early queens. Vital reading for all scholars
of Egyptian religion and other ancient religions and mythology,
this volume brings to light the earliest origins of these goddesses
who would go on to play major parts in later narratives, myths, and
mortuary cult.
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