Mega Book: Encyclopedia of Gods and Goddesses of Mesopotamia Phoenicia, Ugarit, Canaan, Carthage, and the Ancient Middle East
Author | : Maximillien De Lafayette |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2015-02-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781312944961 |
ISBN-13 | : 131294496X |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Mega book: Encyclopedia of Gods and Goddesses of Mesopotamia Phoenicia, Ugarit, Canaan, Carthage, and the Ancient Middle East. Two volumes in one: "A-Z. Also available in 2 separate volumes. This encyclopedia lists and defines approximately 125 gods and goddesses, and includes translations of Akkadian, Sumerian, Chaldean, and Assyrian texts and tablets by a noted scholar and one of the world's most distinguished linguists, who authored more than 20 encyclopedic dictionaries and 3 encyclopedias on the languages, culture, religion, and history of the ancient Middle East, and Near East. The encyclopedia is highly recommended to universities' professors who teach those fields, as well as to all those who are interested in the culture, religions and civilizations of the ancient world.