Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. 1 Notes in the Margins 3
7. 2 An Imperial Encounter 14
8. 3 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea? 42
9. 4 Betwixt and Between 68
10. 5 On the Far Side of the River 91
11. 6 Beyond Politics 111
12. 7 Studies in Culture and Language of the Kingdom of Suḫu 131
13. 8 Emar, Carchemish, and the Hittites 148
14. 9 On the Fringe Benefits of Life in the Shatter Zones of Egypt’s Empire 159
15. 10 Reflections from the Margins 181
16. Primary Text Index 191
17. Modern Author Index 193
18. Subject Index 198
19. About the Authors 203