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Post by sheshki on Nov 2, 2010 14:05:19 GMT -5
Actually i wanted to post that i bought a new book, but couldnt find a fitting thread. So here is a new thread. I will list the titles, related to this board, from my little library. But first my newest addition, well actually it will come end of november. Its Martin Worthington "Complete Babylonian: A Teach Yourself Guide" and im very curious about it. Ok, now i have to locate my camera and take some book pictures. edit: get it here...its damn cheap.  www.amazon.com/Complete-Babylonian-Teach-Yourself-Guide/dp/0071747370 |
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Post by sheshki on Nov 2, 2010 14:22:55 GMT -5
My favourite book!  ISBN 3-927120-82-0 |
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Post by sheshki on Nov 2, 2010 14:38:14 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Nov 6, 2010 19:33:08 GMT -5
Very nice thread Sheshki! Well.. Worthington's book is certainly interested and I may need to get it soon as it would be a nice chance preview the material in the even they teach Assyrian here next year..they are supposed to but who knows. As for your Shoepfungs Mythen, nice resource - For a class on study of the Old Testament, I have to read parts from the book "Old Testament Parallels" its a nice look at stories from the entire middle east with relate to the Bible, including stuff from Canaan, Egypt, Mesopotamian and so on. www.amazon.com/Testament-Parallels-Fully-Expanded-Revised/dp/0809137313Alot of people probably know of this one already, but I must read parts of Benjamin Foster's "Before the Muses" for another class. Its a HUGE collection of Akkadian texts in translation with also footnotes - it is basically the way to find Akkadian literature like for Sumerian ETCSL has most of it www.amazon.com/Before-Muses-Anthology-Akkadian-Literature/dp/1883053765 |
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Post by sheshki on Nov 7, 2010 9:15:26 GMT -5
BABYLON by Joan Oatesvery detailed and interesting book about the history of the city of Babylon. There is an english version of this book as well. ISBN 3-7857-0339-2 
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Post by sheshki on Nov 7, 2010 9:34:48 GMT -5
MESOPOTAMINA writing, reasoning, and the gods by J.Bottérointeresting, detailed, sometimes hard to read. the english sounds weired sometimes, at least for me. nice chapter about cuneiform. 
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Post by sheshki on Nov 15, 2010 8:38:21 GMT -5
It arrived. Ill keep you updated on my progress  |
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Post by ummia-inim-gina on Nov 15, 2010 20:17:22 GMT -5
I'm stoked to see you are keeping up with your studies brother!
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Post by sheshki on Nov 16, 2010 14:38:37 GMT -5
This book seems to be great. I´m on page 20 and already had a couple of "aha" moments. And did my first exercise, putting wordroots into patterns. And for the fun i turned these into cuneiform. Hooray edit: |
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Post by sheshki on Jan 22, 2011 19:25:09 GMT -5
Yesterday i ordered this at Eisenbrauns Civilizations of the Ancient Near EastEdited by Jack M. Sasson  2 volume set. 4 original volumes in 2 bindings because its so heavy the shipping alone is 45$. But its still a bargain www.eisenbrauns.com/ECOM/_34R156NSQ.HTMTable of Contents VOLUME 1 The Ancient Near East in Western Thought The Environment Population Social Institutions VOLUME 2 History and Culture VOLUME 3 Economy and Trade Technology and Artistic Production Religion and Science VOLUME 4 Language, Writing, and Literature Visual and Performing Arts Retrospective Essays |
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Post by sheshki on Feb 25, 2011 17:45:38 GMT -5
The double book edition monster arrived (as you may have noticed). To read one of them in bed i´d need arms strong as the ones of Gilgamesh. Almost 1500 pages A4 format each. They will entertain me for a while  |
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Post by sheshki on Jul 18, 2011 16:33:32 GMT -5
My latest addition to my library  |
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Jul 23, 2011 1:44:45 GMT -5
Sweet What a book! I have to say I am very curious about what Mr. Wang has contributed hm.. Frayne and I are excited about it but may be a while before U of Toronto libraries get it. P.S. You wouldn't happen to have a scanner would you? |
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Post by sheshki on Oct 26, 2012 14:00:29 GMT -5
The latest book i bought and read was this one: Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany  Very interesting and entertaining at the same time Here is the book description from amazon: Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. Allowing them to speak in their own words, Podany reveals how these leaders and their ambassadors devised a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy and trade. What the kings forged, as they saw it, was a relationship of friends-brothers-across hundreds of miles. Over centuries they worked out ways for their ambassadors to travel safely to one another's capitals, they created formal rules of interaction and ways to work out disagreements, they agreed to treaties and abided by them, and their efforts had paid off with the exchange of luxury goods that each country wanted from the other. Tied to one another through peace treaties and powerful obligations, they were also often bound together as in-laws, as a result of marrying one another's daughters. These rulers had almost never met one another in person, but they felt a strong connection--a real brotherhood--which gradually made wars between them less common. Indeed, any one of the great powers of the time could have tried to take over the others through warfare, but diplomacy usually prevailed and provided a respite from bloodshed. Instead of fighting, the kings learned from one another, and cooperated in peace. A remarkable account of a pivotal moment in world history--the establishment of international diplomacy thousands of years before the United Nations--Brotherhood of Kings offers a vibrantly written history of the region often known as the "cradle of civilization." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well, actually i bought some more books, "Uruk, the first city" and "Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography " by M. Liverani and "Amarna Diplomacy: The Beginnings of International Relations" by Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook |
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Post by sheshki on Nov 26, 2015 11:19:34 GMT -5
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Post by sheshki on Dec 15, 2015 18:42:24 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Dec 22, 2015 19:11:59 GMT -5
Sheshki:
Ah yes, a new book by Volk. Our introductory Sumerian class uses Volk's "A Sumerian Reader." I think it is very helpful because it includes basic, easy texts (easy compared to some Sumerian that is) royal hymns and economic text which Volk judges to be good learning material. I am often frustrated by the book however, only half of the texts are accompanied by a transliteration - we must used other books to find transliterations in order to check if we understand the signs properly. This is quite a flaw for in introductory book if you ask me.
Looking at the book you have just recieved, 'A Sumerian Chrestomathy' it really looks almost identical to Volk's older "A Sumerian reader." Perhaps updated here and there? I'm confused.
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