Dictionary of the Ancient Near East

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2000. x, 342 pages: illustrations, maps; 26 cm Fine in fine jacket; as new. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780812235579, 9780714111414

The earliest farms, cities, governments, legal codes, and alphabets developed in the ancient Near East. Four major religion--Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam--began in the region. Ideas, inventions, and institutions spread to all parts of the globe from the urban centers of the ancient Egyptians, Syrians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, and other peoples of the biblical world. For good reason is the ancient Near East known as the cradle of civilization."—Pubusher. // Contents: Map of the ancient near east. Chronological chart. List of contributors. Preface. Dictionary of alphabetical entries. King lists.