Books received.

1. Ancient Near East

   ABUSCH, TZVI. Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature. Ancient Magic and Divination, vol. 5. Leiden: Brill-Styx, 2002. Pp. xvi + 314. $87.

   --, ed. Riches Hidden in Secret Places: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2002. Pp. xxvii + 333. $45.

   ADAMTHWAITE, MURRAY. Late Hittite Emar: The Chronology, Synchronisms, and Socio-Political Aspects of a Late Bronze Age Fortress Town. Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Supplement 8. Louvain: Peeters Press, 2001. Pp. xxiii + 293, illus. 70 [euro] (paper).

   AGOSTINO, F., and F. POMPONIO. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, part one. Nisaba (Studi Assiriologici Messinesi), vol. 1. Messina: Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichitha dell'Universita degli Studi di Messina, 2002. Pp. 286. 40 [euro] (paper). [Distrib. by Herder Editrice e Libreria, Rome]

   ALI, MOHAMMED SHERIF. Hieratische Ritzinschriften aus Theben. Gottinger Orientforschungen, 4th ser., vol. 34. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2002. Pp. xiv + 154, tables. 86 [euro] (paper).

   ALTMANN, ALEXANDER, tr. and ed. Saadya Gaon: The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2002. Pp. v + 194. $34.95 (cloth); $12.95 (paper).

   ANDERSON, ROBERT T., and TERRY GILES. The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2002. Pp. xvi + 165, illus. $29.95.

   ARNOLD, WERNER, and HARTMUT BOBZIN, eds. "Sprich doch mit deinen Knechten aramaisch, wir verstehen es.!" 60 Beitrage zur Semitistik: Festschrift fur Otto Jastrow zum 60. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2002. Pp. xxii + 876. DM 154.

   AUFRERE, SYDNEY H. Le propylone d'Amon-Re-Montou a Karnak-Nord. Memoires de I'Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, vol. 117. Cairo: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, 2000. Pp. viii + 570, illus. (paper).

   BAKER, HEATHER, ed. The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, vol. 2, part 1 H-K). Helsinki: The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 2000. Pp. ix + 212. $50 (paper).

   --, ed. The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, vol. 2, part 2 (L-N). Helsinki: The NeD-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 2001. Pp. x + 328. $60 (paper).

   BALOSSI RESTELLI, FRANCESCA. Formation Processes of the First Developed Neolithic Societies in the Zagros and the Northern Mesopotamian Plain. Studi di preistoria orientale, vol. 1. Rome: Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche Areheologiche Antropologiche dell'Antiichita, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza," 2001. Pp. viii + illus. (paper).

   BATTAGLINI, SERGIO. Le lamine di Pyrgi: Le bilingue etrucofenicia e il problema delle origini etrusche. Rome: Il Calamo, 2001. Pp. 86, plate. 12.91 [euro] (paper).

   BAUCKHAM, RICHARD. Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Win. B. Eerdmarts Publishing CD., 2002. Pp. xxi + 343. $22 (paper).

   BEINLICH, HORST; JOCHEN HALLOF; HOLGER HUSSY; and CHRISTINE VON PFEL, eds, 5. Agyptologische Tempeltagung: Wurzburg, 23.-26. September 1999. Agypten und Altes Testament, vol. 33.3 Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2002. Pp. viii + 221, illus. 49.80 [euro] (paper).

   BENNETT, HAROLD V. Injustice Made Legal: Deuteronomic Law and the Plight of Widows, Strangers, and Orphans in Ancient Israel. The Bible in Its World. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002. Pp. xiii + 209. $28, 19.99 [pounds sterliing].

   BERGER-EL NAGGAR, CATHERINE; JEAN LECLANT; BERNARD MATHIEU; and ISABELLE PIERRE-CROISIAU. Les texts de la pyramide de Pepy [I.sup.er]. 2 vols. Memoires de I'Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, vol. 118/1-2. Cairo: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, 2001. Pp. viii + 325, plates (paper).

   BERLIN, ADELE. Lamentations: A Commentary. The Old Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Pp. xxvi + 135. $39.95.

   BERNDT, DIETRICH. Midasstadt in Phrygien: Eine sagenumwobene Statte im anatolischen Hochland. Special publication of Antike Welt. Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 2002. Pp. 80, illus. 34.80 [euro].

   BIDMEAD, JULYE. The Akitu Festival: Religious Continuity and Royal Legitimation in Mesopotamia. Gorgias Dissertations, Near Eastern Series, vol. 2. Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2002. Pp. xiii + 220 (paper).

   BIERLING, MARILYN R., ed. and tr. The Phoenicians in Spain: An Archaeological Review of the Eighth--Sixth Centuries B.C.E.; A Collection of Articles Translated from Spanish. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2002. Pp. xvi + 304. $39.50.

   BLAZQUEZ, J, MARIA. Dioses, mitos y rituals de los semitas occidentals en la antiguedad. Pensamiento y Teologia. Madrid Ediciones Cristiandad, 2001, Pp. 319, illus. (paper),

   BOLGER, DIANE, and NANCY SERWINT, eds. Engendering Aphro dite." Women and Society in Ancient Cyprus. CAARI Monograph Series, vol. 3. Boston: American Schools of Orienta Research, 2002. Pp. xvi + 457. illus. $99.95.

   BOTTERO, JEAN. Everyday Life in the Ancient Near East, tr. Antonia Nevill. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2001 Pp. xii + 276, $59,95 (cloth); $18,95 (paper).

   BRANDS, GUNNAR. Resafa VI, Die Bauornamentik yon Resafa Sergiapolis: Studien zur spgitantiken Architektur und Bauausstattung in Syrien und Nordmesopotamien. Mainz: Verla Philipp von Zabern, 2002. Pp. xvi + 290, plates. 102 [euro].

   BRAUN, JOACHIM. Music in Ancient Israel/Palestine: Archaeological, Written, and Comparative Sources, tr. Douglas W Stott. The Bible in its World. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002. Pp. xxxvi + 368, illus. $30 21.95 [pounds sterling].

   BRIANT, PIERRE. Alexandre le Grand. Fifth ed. Que sais-je?, vol 622. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 2002. Pp. 128 (paper).

   --. From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire, tr. Peter T. Daniels. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbraums 2002. Pp. xviii + 1196 * $69.50.

   CAMPBELL, EDWARD F., and G. R. H. WRIGHT. Shechem III. The Stratigraphy and Architecture of Shechem/Tell Balatah, vol. 1: Text; vol. 2: The Illustrations. American Schools of Oriental Research, Archaeological Reports, vol. 6. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2002. Pp. xxii + 351, 266. $174.95. [Distrib. in North America by David Brown Book Co., Oakville, Conn.]

   CARROLL RODAS, M. DANIEL. Amos--The Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Pp. xiv + 224. $32.95 (paper).

   CASSON, LIONEL. Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt. Rev. ed Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2001 Pp. 163, illus. $39.95 (cloth); $15.95 (paper).

   CERNY, JAROSLAV. A Community of Workmen at Thebes in th Ramesside Period. 2nd ed. Bibliotheque d'etude, vol. 50. Cairo: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, 2001. Pp. iv + 428 (paper).

   CHARLESWORTH, JAMES H. The Pesharim and Qumran History: Chaos or Consensus? Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002. Pp. xiv + 171, illus. $28 (paper).

   --. Pesharim, Other Commentaries, and Related Documents. The Dead Sea Scrolls. Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations, vol. 6B. Louisville: John Knox Press, 2002. Pp, xxv + 383. $150.

   CHARVAT, PETR. Mesopotamia Before History. London: Routledge, 2002. Pp. xv + 281, illus. $95.

   CHAVALAS, MARK W., and K. LAWSON YOUNGER, eds. Mesopotamia and the Bible. Comparative Explorations. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2002. Pp. 395. $29.99 (paper).

   CHEUNG, JOHNNY. Studies in the Historical Development of the Ossetic Vocalism. Beitrage zur Iranistik, vol. 21. Pp. xxix + 331. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2002. 82 [euro].

   CHOLIDIS, NADJA, and LUTZ MARTIN. Der Tell Halaf und sein Ausgraber Max Freiherr von Oppenheim: Kopf hoch! Mut hoch! Und Humor hoch! Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 2002. Pp. 72, illus. 20.50 [euro].

   CIRAOLO, LEDA, and JONATHAN SEIDEL, eds. Magic and Divination in the Ancient World. Ancient Magic and Divination, vol. 2. Leiden: Brill-Styx, 2002. Pp. xii + 151. $69.

   COHEN, SUSAN L. Canaanites, Chronologies, and Connections: The Relationship of Middle Bronze Age IIA Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt. Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant, vol. 3. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2002. Pp. ix + 168, illus. $39.95.

   COHEN, YORAM. Taboos and Prohibitions in Hittite Society: A Study of the Hittite Expression natta ara ("not permitted"). Texte der Hethiter, vol. 24. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 2002. Pp. xii + 198. 49 [euro] (paper).

   COLLINS, BILLIE JEAN, ed. A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East. Handbook of Oriental Studies, sec. 1, no. 64. Leiden: Brill, 2002. Pp. xxii + 620, illus. 141 [euro], $164.

   CRUSEMANN, NICOLA. Vom Zweistromland zum Kupfergraben: Vorgeschichte und Entstehungsjahre (1899-1918) der Vorderasiatischen Abteilung der Berliner Museen vor fach- and kulturpolitischen Hintergrunden. Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen, 2000. Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 2001. Pp. 296, illus. 85 [euro] (paper).

   DARNELL, JOHN COLEMAN, with the assistance of DEBORAH DARNELL. Theban Desert Road Survey in the Western Desert, vol. 1: Gebel Tjauti Rock Inscriptions 1-45 and Wadi El-Hol Rock Inscriptions 1-45. Oriental Institute Publications, vol. 119. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2002. Pp. lvi + 174, plates. $75.

   DAVIAU, P. M. MICHELE. Excavations at Tell Jawa, Jordan, vol. 2: The Iron Age Artefacts. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, vol. 11. Leiden: Brill, 2002. Pp. xxiii + 369, illus., CD. $116.

   DECKER, WOLFGANG, and FRANK FORSTER. Annotierte Bibliographic zum Sport im Alten Agypten II: 1978-2000. Nikephoros Beihefte, vol. 8. Hildesheim: Weidmann, 2002. Pp. 307. 51 [euro]. [Distrib. by Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim.]

   DEVENS, MONICA S. A Concordance to Psalms in the Ethiopic Version. Aethiopische Forschungen, vol. 59. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2001, Pp. xv + 546. DM 104.

   EDZARD, D. O., ed. Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie, vol. 9, Nab-Nuzi. Berlin: Walter de Ornyter, 1998-2001. Pp. xxii + 647. DM 298.

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