Women in the ancient Near East: a sourcebook 9780415448550, 9780415448567, 9780203737026, 9781135008246, 0415448557, 0415448565

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Women in the ancient Near East: a sourcebook
9780415448550, 9780415448567, 9780203737026, 9781135008246, 0415448557, 0415448565

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Chavalas
Mark William

Table of contents :
Introduction Mark W. Chavalas1. An exploration of the world of women in third-millenium Mesopotamia Harriet Crawford2. The feminine in myths and epic Alhena Gadotti3. Sumerian wisdom literature Alhena Gadotti4. Akkadian wisdom literature Karen Nemet-Nejat5. Medicine and healing magic JoAnn Scurlock6. Women and law Martha T. Roth7. The Epic of Gilgamesh Karen Nemet-Nejat8. The Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld compared to Nergal and Ereshkigal Karen Nemet-Nejat9a. Akkadian texts - Women in letters: Old Assyrian Kanis Cecile Michel 9b. Akkadian texts - Women in letters: The Neo-Assyrian period Sarah C. Melville10a. Women in Neo-Assyrian texts Sarah C. Melville10b. Women in Neo-Assyrian inscriptions Karen Nemet-Nejat11. Women in Hittite ritual Billie Jean Collins12. Hurro-Hittite storie and Hittite pregnancy and birth rituals Mary BachvarovaIndex

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