{"product_id":"9789062583119","title":"Assyria and Beyond: Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Festschrift publishes 33 essays which not only reflect Mogens Trolle Larsen's life-long interest in the Old Assyrian period but also examine wider aspects of Near Eastern and Egyptian ancient history. Supported by transcriptions and translations of texts where appropriate, the well-presented and specialised essays discuss, for example: the role of writing in Sumerian agriculture; Gudam and the bull of heaven; Old Anatolian society; Old Assyrian texts with rare terminology; attitudes and images of ancient Egypt and Egyptology; Amorite vocabulary; a throneroom; cylinder seals; the fish on a tablet from Babylon; Assur; runaway slaves; the Assyrian invasion of Egypt in Egyptian literature; and much more. There is even a paper of Old Icelandic trading problems. The majority of papers are in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Netherlands Institute for the Near East","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038453285104,"sku":"9789062583119","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789062583119","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}