Legends of the Kings of Akkade by Joan Goodnick Westenholz

Legends of the Kings of Akkade by Joan Goodnick Westenholz

The most impressive legacy of the Dynasty of Akkade (ca. 2310-2160 B.C.E.) was the widespread, popular legends of its kings. Dr. Westenholz offers an annotated edition of all the known legends of the Akkadian kings, with transliteration, translation, and commentary. Of particular interest to biblical scholars is the inclusion of “The Birth Legend of Sargon,” which is often compared to Moses in Exodus.

Joan Goodnick Westenholz, Ph.D. (1971), in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Chicago currently holds the posts of Chief Curator of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem and Senior Visiting Associate on the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. She has published extensively on Babylonian religion and literature as well as numerous articles concentrating on issues of gender, women, and goddesses. Under her authorship the previous publication of the museum collection, Cuneiform Inscriptions in the Collection of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: The Emar Tablets, appeared as volume 13 in the series Cuneiform Monographs (Styx, 2000).
Aage Westenholz, MA (1968) in Semitic Philology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark currently holds the post of Assistant Professor in Assyriology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has published extensively, particularly on third-millennium Mesopotamian history and culture.

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ISBN 13	9781575063119
ISBN 10	1575063115
Title	Legends of the Kings of Akkade
Author	Joan Goodnick Westenholz
Series	Mesopotamian Civilizations
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	1997-06-30
Number of pages	424
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