The Face of the Ancient Orient: A Panorama of Near Eastern Civilizations in Pre-classical Times

¹ Cf achieved Ahuramazda already alten Anatolia ancient Orient Aramaeans artistic Assyrian Babylonian Babylonian and Assyrian beginning Canaanite carved centre characteristic civilization conception cult culture distinctive divine documents dominant dynasty E. A. Speiser earth East Egypt Egyptian elements empire Enlil evil example existence expression father fertility figure Frankfort Gilgamesh goddess gods hand heart heaven Hebrew Hittite human Hurrian Ibid Inanna inscriptions Iran Iranian Ishtar Israel Israelite king Kingdom Kumarbi Labaya Lagash land Leipzig literary genres literature Lord Marduk Meso Mesopotamia millennium B.C. mountain myth nature Neo-Hittite Ningirsu nomadic organized origin palace Paris period Pharaoh political priesthood Pritchard problem prophets relief religion religious royal S. N. Kramer sanctuary Semitic significant Sumer Sumerian Syria Telipinus temple Texts thee themes thou art thou shalt tion tomb tradition Ugarit unity unto walls wicked