Who's Who in the Ancient Near East

by Gwendolyn Leick

Book Overview

What do we know of the real Nebuchadnezzar? Was there an historical precedent for the mythical Gilgamesh? Who were the Hittites? When did Isaiah preach? How did Jezebel get her reputation?
These and many more questions are answered in this fascinating survey of the people who inhabited the Near East between the twenty-fifth and the second centuries BC. From Palestine to Iran and from Alexander the Great to Zechariah, Who's Who in the Ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415132304
• ISBN13: 9780415132305
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Quite wonderful!

Can't tell your Hammurabi from your Tiglath Pilaser? This is the book for you! Very informative and an ideal reference work worth owning. I love the Ancient Near East, and am glad to have this volume to hand.