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The letter of Mara bar Sarapion in context: proceedings of the symposium held at Utrecht Univ…
by Tieleman, Teun, (Teunis Lambertus), Merz, A.B., Sinds september 2014 hoogleraar Nieuwe Testament aan de Protestantse Theologische Universiteit, standplaats Groningen,, (Annette B.), Letter of Mara bar Sarapion in context, Utrecht)
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J. Kinnier Wilson, author of "The Legend of Etana" (1985), offers a collection of commentaries and discussions on the Akkadian Epic of Etana, taking into consideration new fragments, new editions and new translations, which have been published during the last two decades. Thus, …
A conference held in Heidelberg in 2014 resulted in this collection of essays, which explore the multifaceted aspects of magical texts and practices in antiquity, focusing especially on the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri. The authors concentrate on questions of cultural pluralit…
La 4e de couv. indique : "Le devin historien en Mesopotamie' is a combined study of divination and historiography. More than mere custodians of historical memory, diviners approached omens as written signs and developed a sophisticated semiology to recognize and order them. Divi…
At the height of her career, Bell journeyed into the heart of the Middle East retracing the steps of the ancient rulers who left tangible markers of their presence in the form of castles, palaces, mosques, tombs and temples. Among the many sites she visited were Ephesus, Binbirk…
Introduction -- Networks. Environmental perspectives on ancient communication / by Grant Parker -- Libraries and communication in the ancient world / by Matthew Nicholls -- Communication and Roman long-distance trade / by Taco Terpstra -- Military communication: the example of t…
This is the third volume of Getzel Cohen's important work on the Hellenistic settlements in the ancient world. Through the conquests of Alexander the Great, his successors and others, Greek and Macedonian culture spread deep into Asia, with colonists settling as far away as Bact…