Hittite Myths, Epics, and Legends

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction xix
4. Introduction. To the Third Edition xxv
5. I. Myths, Epics, and Legends
6. Egyptian Myths, Tales, and Mortuary Texts 3
7. Sumerian Myths and Epic Tales 37
8. Akkadian Myths and Epics 60
9. Hittite Myths, Epics, and Legends 120
10. Ugaritic Myths, Epics, and Legends 129
11. II. Legal Texts
12. Collections of Laws from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor 159
13. Egyptian and Hittite Treaties 199
14. Hittite Instructions 207
15. Documents from the Practice of Law 212
16. III. Historical Texts
17. Egyptian Historical Texts 227
18. Babylonian and Assyrian Historical Texts 265
19. Hittite Historical Texts 318
20. Palestinian Inscriptions 320
21. IV. Rituals, Incantations, and Descriptions o f Festivals
22. Egyptian Rituals and Incantations 325
23. Akkadian Rituals 331
24. Hittite Rituals, Incantations, and Description of Festivals 346
25. V. Hymns and Prayers
26. Egyptian Hymns and Prayers 365
27. Sumerian Petition 382
28. Sumero-Akkadian Hymns and Prayers 383
29. Hittite Prayers 393
30. VI. Didactic and Wisdom Literature
31. Fables and Didactic Tales 405
32. Proverbs and Precepts 412
33. Observations on Life and the World Order 431
34. Oracles and Prophecies 441
35. VII. Lamentations
36. A Sumerian Lamentation 455
37. VIII. Secular Songs and Poems
38. Egyptian Secular Songs and Poems 467
39. IX. Letters
40. An Egyptian Letter 475
41. A Sumerian Letter 480
42. Akkadian Letters 482
43. Aramaic Letters 491
44. X. Miscellaneous Texts
45. Egyptian Texts 495
46. Hittite Omen 497
47. SUPPLEMENT TO Ancient Near Eastern Texts
48. Akkadian Myths and Epics 501
49. Hittite Myths, Epics, and Legends 519
50. II. Legal Texts
51. Collections of Laws from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor 523
52. Egyptian and Hittite Treaties 529
53. Akkadian Treaties from Syria and Assyria 531
54. Documents from the Practice of Law 542
55. Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine 548
56. III. Historical Texts
57. Egyptian Historical Texts 553
58. Babylonian and Assyrian Historical Texts 556
59. Palestinian Inscriptions 568
60. V. Hymns and Prayers
61. Sumerian Hymns 573
62. V I . Didactic and Wisdom Literature
63. Sumerian Wisdom Text 589
64. Akkadian Didactic and Wisdom Literature 592
65. VII. Lamentations
66. Sumerian Lamentation 611
67. IX . Letters
68. Akkadian Letters 623
69. Aramaic Letters 633
70. X. Miscellaneous Texts
71. Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts 637
72. Sumerian Miscellaneous Texts 646
73. Canaanite and Aramaic Inscriptions 653
74. South-Arabian Inscriptions 663
75. Addenda 671
76. Abbreviations 677
77. Indexes
78. Index of Biblical References 683
79. Index of Names 687
80. Addenda 711
81. SUPPLEMENT TO Ancient Near Eastern Texts
82. Translators and Annotators 713
83. Contents of the Supplement 714