Mesopotamian Chronicles
Mesopotamian Chronicles

Author: Jean-Jacques Glassner

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 9004130845

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This English translation of Glassner s Chroniques Mésopotamiennes (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1993) collects all chronicle literature of ancient Mesopotamia from the early second millenium to Seleucid times. The volume, which incorporates revisions and additions by the author and a transcription of the cuneiform, includes every example of Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian historiographic literature, and magisterial essays on the genre and on Mesopotamian historiography in general.Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)

Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles'
Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles'

Author: R. Andrew McDonald

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-09-26

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 3030220265

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This Palgrave Pivot explores the representation of sea kings, sinners, and saints in the mid-thirteenth century Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, the single most important text for the history of the kingdoms of Man and the Isles, c.1066-1300. The focus of the Chronicles on the power struggles, plots and intrigues within the ruling dynasties of Man and the Isles offers an impressive array of heroes and villains. The depiction of the activities of heroic sea kings like Godred Crovan, tyrannical usurpers like Harald son of Godred Don, and their concubines and wives, as well as local heroes like Saint Maughold, raises important questions concerning the dynamic interactions of power, gender and historical writing in the medieval Kingdoms of Man and the Isles, and provide new insights into the significance of the text that is our most important source of information on these ‘Forgotten Kingdoms’ of the medieval British Isles.

Truth on Trial in Thailand
Truth on Trial in Thailand

Author: David Streckfuss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-09-13

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 1136942033

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This book explores the basics of the defamation law as it applies to private-sphere defamation and looks at the peculiar permutations created by the use of public-sphere defamation laws in Thailand, particularly in terms of creating and protecting a nationalist identity.

The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic
The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic

Author: A. R. George

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 802

ISBN-13: 9780199278411

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"The Babylonian Gilgamesh epic is the oldest long poem in the world, with a history going back four thousand years. It tells the fascinating and moving story of Gilgamesh's heroic deeds and lonely quest for immortality. This book collects for the first time all the known sources in the original cuneiform, including many fragments never published before. The author's personal study of every available fragment has produced a definitive edition and translation, complete with comprehensive introductory chapters that place the poem and its hero in context."--Publisher's description.

In the Path of the Moon
In the Path of the Moon

Author: Francesca Rochberg

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 9004183892

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"In the Path of the Moon" offers a collection of essays concerning Babylonian celestial divination. It investigates various aspects of cuneiform celestial omens, horoscopes, and astronomy and their wide-ranging influences on later Hellenistic science and philosophy.