Mesopotamia: Tukulti–Ninurta (1244–1208 B.C.E.) of Assyria conquers Babylonĭark Age in the eastern Mediterranean incursions of the Sea Peoples into the Near East Mesopotamia: Assur–uballit I (1365–1330 BCE) frees Assyria from Hurrian domination and reestablishes it as an independent kingdom Mesopotamia: Hammurabi, first great king of BabylonĮgypt: Second Intermediate Period-Dynasty 15–17 Mesopotamia: Ur–Nammu establishes Third Dynasty of Ur Mesopotamia: Sargon the Great of Akkad xvĮgypt: First Intermediate Period-Dynasty 9–11 Mesopotamia: Amorites settle to the north of SumerĮgypt: Djoser career of Imhotep, later deified as the god of medicine Mesopotamia: Development of cuneiform writing in Sumeria Mesopotamia: Sumerians enter southern Mesopotamia Mesopotamia: Ubaidian culture dominant throughout the territory Map created in 2009 by the Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of Noth Carolina at Chapel Hill (y Time Line Map created in 2009 by the Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Map created in 2009 by the Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of Noth Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ancient Mesopotamia Procession of the sun bark of Ra Figure of a scribe Sargon II and the Tree of Life Akkadian seal from Mesopotamia Clay mask of Huwawa or Humbaba Partial reconstruction of the Great Ziggurat at Ur Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate of the city of Babylon Cuneiform tablet containing part of the Flood narrative from the Epic of Gilgamesh Bronze Canaanite figure of Baal View of modern JerusalemĦ 22 24 29 41 51 72 81 88 107 116 143 170 176 185 205 259Īncient Egypt Ancient Mesopotamia Syria–Palestine in the Ninth Century BCE The Great Pyramid at Giza Mask of Tutankhamun Head of Hathor Akhenaten and his family receiving blessings at the hands of Aten Partially reconstructed mortuary temple of Hatshepsut Tutankhamun between the goddess Sekhmet and Ptah, flanked by Horus as a crowned falcon and Wadjit, goddess of Lower Egypt The weighing of the heart in the Judgment Hall of Osiris. Syria–Palestine: The Gods and the World They MadeĬonclusion: Change and Continuity in the Hellenistic Age Mesopotamia: The World of Kings and Heroes Mesopotamia: The Gods and the World They Made Introduction: Religion and Its Characteristic Expression ⬁™ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. paper) ISBN 978-0-7425-9979-6 (electronic) The Scripture quotations used herein are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. Includes bibliographical references and index. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: The hardback edition of this book was previously cataloged by the Library of Congress as follows: Holland, Glenn Stanfield, 1952– Gods in the desert : religions of the ancient Near East / Glenn S. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. First paperback edition 2010 All rights reserved. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 Estover Road Plymouth PL6 7PY United Kingdom Copyright © 2009 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Gods in the Desert Religions of the Ancient Near East
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