Table of Contents
Preface xi
Genesis
Hymn to Atum 3
Hymn to Ptah 6
Stories of Atrahasis 10
Enuraa Elish Stories 21
Stories of Adapa 32
Stories of Gilgamesh 38
Nuzi Archives 53
Annals of Dedumose II 59
Annals of Ramose 62
Annals of Hatshepsut 65
Stories of Anubis and Bata 71
Stories of Aqhat 77
Exodus
Birth Story of Sargon I 91
Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III 93
Hymn of Merneptah 99
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Code of Ur-Nammu and Shulgi 105
Writing Exercises from Sumerian Codes 108
Code of Hammurabi 111
Hittite Laws 121
Middle Assyrian Laws 126
Stories of Balaam 136
Joshua, Judges
Stories of Sinuhe 141
Annals of Idrimi 147
Annals of Tuthmosis III 151
El' Amarna Letters 155
Annals of Ramesses III 161
Gezer Almanac 165
Ruth
Archives of Babatha 169
Samuel, Kings
Story of Sargon Fs Rise to Power 177
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser I 180
Annals of Mesha 182
Annals of Shalmaneser III 185
Tel Dan Annals 190
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III 192
Annals of Azitiwada 195
Annals of Sargon II 198
Azekah Annals 202
Annals of Sennacherib 204
Story of the Siloam Channel 207
Annals of Nebuchadnezzar II 209
Arad Letters 212
Lachish Letters 215
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah
Decree of Cyrus II 221
Elephantine Letters 224
Job, Ecclesiastes
Declarations of Innocence 233
A Sufferer and a Soul in Egypt 238
A Farmer and the Courts in Egypt 245
A Sufferer and a Friend in Babylon 254
Stories of Kirta 260
Psalms, Lamentations
Laments for Ur 271
Kuntillet 'Ajrud Laments 280
Hymn to Ninkasi 282
Hymns of Enheduanna 284
Stories of Ba'al and Anat 293
Hymn to the Aten 307
Proverbs, Sirach, Wisdom
Teachings of Ptah-Hotep 315
Teachings of Khety 321
Thirty Teachings of Amen-em-ope 325
Teachings of Ahiqar 336
Teachings of Ankhsheshonq 343
Song of Songs
Egyptian Love Songs 357
Love Songs of Dumuzi and Inanna 362
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Amos
Visions of Neferti 373
Mari Letters 379
Stories of Wen-Amun 386
Yavne-Yam Letter 394
Outline of Mesopotamian History 397
Outline of Egyptian History 399
Outline of Israelite History 401
Bibliography of Texts in Transcription, Transliteration, and Translation 403
Bibliography of Picture Sources 421
Abbreviations 423
Text Abbreviations 425
Biblical Citation / Text and Parallels Index 427
Subject Index 463
