{"product_id":"9780415448567","title":"Women in the Ancient Near East A Sourcebook","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWomen in the Ancient Near East\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Sourcebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Chavalas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen in the Ancient Near East\u003c\/em\u003e provides a collection of primary sources that further our understanding of women from Mesopotamian and Near Eastern civilizations, from the earliest historical and literary texts in the third millennium BC to the end of Mesopotamian political autonomy in the sixth century BC. This book is a valuable resource for historians of the Near East and for those studying women in the ancient world. It moves beyond simply identifying women in the Near East to attempting to place them in historical and literary context, following the latest research. A number of literary genres are represented, including myths and epics, proverbs, medical texts, law collections, letters, treaties, as well as building, dedicatory, and funerary inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Chavalas is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he has taught since 1989. Among his publications are the edited, \u003ci\u003eEmar: The History, Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCulture of a Syrian Town in the Late Bronze Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eMesopotamia and the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and he has had research fellowships at Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Cal-Berkeley, and a number of other universities. He has nine seasons of excavation at various Bronze Age sites in Syria, including Tell Ashara\/Terqa and Tell Mozan\/Urkesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 September 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780415448567\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63542024568972,"sku":"9780415448567","price":66.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780415448567","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}