Myth and politics in ancient Near Eastern historiography /
[Book]
Mario Liverani ; edited and introduced by Zainab Bahrani and Marc Van De Mieroop.
London :
Equinox,
2004.
xi, 214 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Studies in Egyptology and the ancient Near East
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mesopotamia. Adapa, guest of the gods -- Hittite Anatolia. Telipinu, or: on solidarity ; Shunashura, or: on reciprocity -- Syria. Leaving by chariot for the desert ; Rib-Adda, righteous sufferer ; Aziru, servant of two masters -- Hebrew bible. The story of Joash ; Messages, women, and hospitality : inter-tribal communication in Judges 19-21.