81. ASOR Publications -Series From ASOR Neal Walls critically informed readings of ancient near eastern myths are novel, insightful and very smart. This book is a must for anyone interested in http://www.asor.org/pubs/books.html

ASOR Books Series editor, Brian Schmidt bschmidt@umich.edu 8. Walls, Neal Desire, Discord and Death: Approaches to Ancient Near Eastern Myth. "Neal Walls' critically informed readings of ancient Near Eastern myths are novel, insightful and very smart. This book is a must for anyone interested in the literature and religions of the ancient Near East." -Jerrold S. Cooper, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at The Johns Hopkins University. "A feast of erudition and insight!" -Laurie L. Patton, Associate Professor of Early Indian Religions and Chair, Department of Religion, Emory University. Available from The David Brown Book Company Click on the cover image to view this title. 7. Nakhai, Beth Alpert. Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel. ISBN O-89757-057-X p. x + 262 Boston, MA: ASOR, 2001.Available from

82. ASOR E-BOOKS Desire, Discord and Death Approaches to near eastern Myth Neal Walls critically informed readings of ancient near eastern myths are novel, http://www.asor.org/ebooks.htm

BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLINE Desire, Discord and Death: Approaches to Near Eastern Myth East of the Jordan: Territories and Sites of the Hebrew Scriptures Return to the ASOR Home Page To view this title click here To order online click here Desire, Discord and Death: Approaches to Ancient Near Eastern Myth ASOR Books volume 8 Neal Walls The three essays presented in this volume reveal the symbolic complexity and poetic vision of ancient Near Eastern mythology. Through the application of contemporary methods of literary analysis, the author explores the interrelated themes of erotic desire, divine conflict, and death's realm in selected ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythological narratives. Topics include the construction of desire in the Gilgamesh epic, a psychoanalytic approach to "The Contendings of Horus and Seth," and gender and the exercise of power in the stormy romance of Nergal and Ereshkigal. Walls' fresh treatment of these three important myths brings them to life for the specialist and mythology buff alike. "Neal Walls' critically informed readings of ancient Near Eastern myths are novel, insightful and very smart. This book is a must for anyone interested in the literature and religions of the ancient Near East." -Jerrold S. Cooper, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at The Johns Hopkins University.

83. Chapter 9:Eastern Influences Influences from the near East in the Greek Myths. This hero has clear near eastern origins, and must date from a very early period in the historical http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/GreekMyth/Chap9EasternInfl.html

Chapter 9 Influences from the Near East. Many of the Eastern influences which helped to shape the developing Greek world are obvious. There are no periods in which some Egyptian influence, whether artistic models or actual imported objects, is not present. The great antiquity of the Mesopotamian and Indus Valley Civilizations, which predate activity in Greece by as more than two thousand years, points to a slowly moving westward progression of the basic ingredients of civilization, e.g. agriculture, animal breeding, social regulation and the keeping of some sort of written records. There are many other connections which are possible but problematic, some quite unprovable at the present state of our historical knowledge, and others which serve merely to tickle the imagination. The name of Agamemnon is linguistically intriguing. It seems to be a compound of the prefix '-aga-' (from 'mga-' a reduced grade of mega "big"; the sonant -m- gives Greek -a- regularly), combined with the proper name Memnon, the leader of the Ethiopians fighting for the Trojans. He is the son of Tithonos and Eos, both Eastern, dawn-associated names. Memnon was a name also associated with Egypt, but why a Greek king should be called "The Great Memnon" is not at all clear. If the Trojan War involved not only Greece and Troy, but also Egypt, that would certainly cast a different historical light on the Iliad. We might compare the interesting, but highly theoretical views which compare Oedipous to Ikhn-aton, the Egyptian monotheist and religious reformer. In short, Agamemnon's name suggest eastern affinities, but we cannot pursue the matter further at this time.

84. Outline2 Three Great near eastern Myths All three of these are Sumerian in origin, though the versions we have are from the later stages of the kingdoms of Babylon http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~davida/cc303/outline2.html

CC 303/352 - Outline 2 - 8/30/99 Origins of Western and Greek civilization: the prehistory behind Greek mythology Western origins: from nomads to farmers, 10,000-3500 bc: the Earth mother goddess in many forms and the skygod the ancient Near East Sumerian culture, 3500-2000 bc: three great Sumerian myths whose outline helped shape Greek mythology later on I. The reason Western civilization is older than the rest of the world's literate cultures: the transformation of nomad into farming societies and the building of the first cities, c. 10,000 bc in Egypt and Iraq (the Tigris Euphrates basin) vs. abt. 4,000 bc or later anywhere else in the world: China, Mexico, Peru the farms and the acropolis-citadels for tool-makers, hunters and other specialities slides: Catal-Huyuk in Turkey, c. 6,000 bc the first Western (Indo European) God: the Earth Mother as Maiden, Matron and Hag and the second: the SkyGod, her less powerful husband (note: the Egyptians had a skygoddess and earthgod and neither is this pattern important in other cultures round the world: so it starts in the Tigris Euphrates basin and among Indo Europeans) what this gave to Greek mythology: the Earth Goddess and her many faces: the hag, the matron, the maiden, Gaia, Demeter and Persephone, the Mistress of Beasts, the warrior, the queen Artemis, Athena, Hera //Ouranos and Kronos, the earlier, less masculine Kings of the Gods

85. Ancient Near East OnLine Primary Literature Related to ancient near eastern religions, The Hebrew Transformation of the Ancient near eastern Myths and Their Motifs. http://www.otgateway.com/ancientneareast.htm

Tabor College Victoria 222 Oban Road, Ringwood North, Vic. 3134 Australia Ancient Near East Home Translation Services Uncategorised Articles OT Archaeology Ancient Near East Dead Sea Scrolls Bibles Noncanonical Works Commentaries ... Exploring the Ancient World Cultures - Chronology of the Near East Spans the period between 3450BCE and 70CE the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Ancient and Lost Civilisations Extensive listing of civilisations that include Ancient Near Eastern. Ancient Near East Site Maps from the Oriental Institute Map Series. Seven Site Maps covering the Ancient Near East. The Ancient Near East to 500BCE Lee Huddleston examines the Ancient Near East including world views, spiritual systems and religious forms. Ancient Near East - The Ancient History Sourcebook An extensive scholarly resource If you re concerned for your loved ones that you feel are lost please visit prayingtheprodigalshome.com

86. Contents4 A decoding of the near eastern myths as exploded planet cults, based on Alan Alford’s earlier work in ‘The Phoenix Solution’ and ‘When The Gods Came Down’. http://www.eridu.co.uk/Author/Bookshop/Book4/Contents4/contents4.html

'THE ATLANTIS SECRET' CONTENTS In Part One, Alan Alford provides the reader with a complete background to the telling of the Atlantis story, the focus being (a) on the Greek myths and (b) on the philosophy of Socrates and Plato. In Part Two, the Greek myths of the gods and the cosmos are traced to parallels and precedents in earlier, Near Eastern civilisations. In Part Three, the reader is introduced to the Exploded Planet hypothesis of ancient religions and myths. To begin, Alan Alford explains that the religions of the Near East were exploded planet cults. Then, he builds a compelling case that ancient Greek religion, too, was an exploded planet cult, and that Plato was initiated into its secret. Eridu Books, October 2001 FOREWORD BY CHRISTOPHER GILL (click here to read the full text: Foreword INTRODUCTION: ATLANTIS RECONSIDERED (click here to read the full text: Introduction Part One: The Greek Myths CHAPTER 1: MYSTERIES OF THE GODS A summary of the Greek myths pertaining to the origins of the cosmos and the gods, up to and including the creation of man.

87. Bible History Links - Ancient Near East : Ancient Texts Dying and Rising Baal, Ugaritic Myths Selected Ancient near eastern Texts http//www.biblehistory.com/texts/anet.html Famine story, Tale of Aqhat Selected http://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=47&cat_name=Ancient Near East&s

88. Kripke Center Associate Professor of Theology and Classical near eastern Studies. Hebrew Bible; near eastern Studies; Archaeology of Israel; Creation Myths; http://moses.creighton.edu/CSRS/Faculty.html

Faculty Associates are faculty of Creighton University who work in the areas of religion and society. Their primary appointments are in academic departments of the university, but they have committed their expertise, interests, and skills to the collaborative work of the Center. The Kripke Center accepts applications for new Faculty Associates. For further information on the responsibilities and privileges of Faculty Associates, see the Faculty Associate Profile Gregory S. Bucher Roman History; Greek and Latin Historiography; Roman Ttopography; Early Christian Art and Architecture http://puffin.creighton.edu/clc/Faculty_page/ Bucher/Bucherpage.HTM bucher@creighton.edu Fr. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. Professor of Anthopology Anthropology; Native American Studies, Anthropology of Religion and Medicine; History of Christian Missions in North America; Native American Student Recruiting and Retention; Contemporary Missions; Web Assisted Education http://puffin.creighton.edu/bucko/index.html bucko@creighton.edu Susan A. Calef Assistant Professor of Theology New Testament and Christian Origins; Feminist Biblical Interpretation; Women in Early Christianity; Body Issues in Early Christianity; Apocryphal Acts; Biblical Spirituality

89. THE MESSIAH MYTH? New Book THE MESSIAH MYTH THE near eastern ROOTS OF JESUS AND DAVID ­ By Thomas L Thompson, Basic Books, April © 2005, ISBN 0465085776, $35.00, 414 pp. http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.net/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?noframes;read=72332

90. CLAS 231: Unit Three Semitic (and Hebrew) connections with ancient neareastern myths. Akkadian myths. Anu; Ishtar; Enlil; Marduk; Ea. 4. Non-Semitic ancient near-eastern and http://www.calvin.edu/academic/clas/courses/231/cl231u03.htm

PART I: Definitions and Backgrounds Powell, ch. 3: The Development of Classical Myth Know and understand the following: 1. The nature of the earliest evidence for myth: archeological evidence non-written evidence and Catal-Huyuk prominence of goddesses (or at least of female figures) Potnia Theron linguistic evidence (proto-IndoEuropean) study of oral traditions 2. Ancient Near-Eastern (Semitic) Myth): importance of Mesopotamian stories Sumerians and their deities Akkadian-Babylonian deities and their functions Ancient Near-Eastern gods and goddesses Sumerian name of deity: Babylonian/Akkadian name of deity: Area of concern: An Anu Sky Inanna Ishtar Sexual Love Enlil Ellil, Marduk Storm God Enki Ea Wisdom, Magic, Fresh Water Ninshurgag, Ki (none) Earth Ereshkigal (none) Dearth Utu Shamash Sun 3. Semitic (and Hebrew) connections with ancient Near-Eastern myths Akkadian myths Anu Ishtar Enlil Marduk Ea 4. Non-Semitic ancient Near-Eastern and other myths Hittite Egyptian 5. Greek Archaic sources Homer: Iliad Odyssey Hesiod: Theogony Works and Days Cyclic poems Homeric hymns Lyric poetry 6. Greek myth in the Classical Period

91. General Catalog - Near Eastern Studies Courses including the legacy of ancient near eastern myth and religion, Seminar in near eastern Archaeology. (4;4) Course may be repeated for credit. http://sis450.berkeley.edu:4500/catalog/gcc_list_crse_req?p_dept_name=Near Easte

92. HDS - Faculty - Peter Machinist Myth and MythMaking in the Biblical and Ancient near eastern World. History of the Study of the Hebrew Bible From the Renaissance to the Present http://www.hds.harvard.edu/faculty/machinist.html

Quick Navigation Home About HDS Meet the Faculty Research Programs Library Publications Giving Opportunities News and Events Directories Search HDS Site Map Meet the Faculty Faculty of Divinity Leila Ahmed Wallace D. Best François Bovon Ann D. Braude ... Ronald F. Thiemann Peter B. Machinist Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages AB, Harvard University PhD, Yale University office: Semitic Museum 301, 6 Divinity Avenue email telephone: departmental assistant: Peter Machinist came to Harvard in 1991. Provincial Governance in Middle Assyria , "Assyria and Its Image in the First Isaiah," "Outsiders and Insiders: The Biblical View of Emergent Israel and Its Contexts," "Fate, Miqreh, and Reason: Reflections on Qohelet and Biblical Thought," "The Fall of Assyria in Comparative Ancient Perspective," "Biblical Traditions: The Philistines and Israelite History," "The Voice of the Historian in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean World," and "Hosea and the Ambiguity of Kingship in Ancient Israel." Among his current projects is a volume of commentary on the prophetic book of Nahum. courses recently taught: History of the Religion of Israel Prophecy in Ancient Israel Myth and Myth-Making in the Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern World History of the Study of the Hebrew Bible: From the Renaissance to the Present Seminar: Problems in the Literature, History, and Religion of Israel

93. Genesis Genesis Article Hebrew Transformation of the Ancient near eastern Myths and Their Motifs. The concept of man here is markedly different from standard near eastern http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-hebrew/2001-April/010417.html

94. Catastrophism: Man, Myth And Mayhem In Ancient History And The Sciences Gaster, Thespis ritual, myth, and drama in the ancient near East, New York 1961 A naked woman sows peas in the fields (eastern Prussia). http://www.catastrophism.com/intro/search.cgi?zoom_query=near east*

95. Myths From Around The World were read at ritual festivals to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. The struggle between the two was an important part of near eastern myth. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/theneareast.htm

Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... Southeast Asia The Near East Writing with Writers Myth Brainstorming Machine The Near East T he people of Uruk were irritated by the wild behavior of Gilgamesh, their powerful king who was one-third mortal, two-thirds divine. The gods answered the people's prayers and sent down Enkidu, a brawny, shaggy-haired champion to rein in Gilgamesh. The wild man and the willful king met. They wrestled together, locked in furious embrace. Gilgamesh barely bested his opponent. Enkidu bowed before a strength greater than his own. The two became inseparable friends and fellow adventurers. Gilgamesh's bravery caught the attention of the goddess Ishtar. She was smitten by the handsome king. He ignored her and ignited her wrath. Ishtar sent down the savage bull of heaven. Every time the bull snorted, its breath carved deep ravines through the earth. The monster ravaged Gilgamesh's kingdom. The heroes went after it. Enkidu seized the bull's tail and Gilgamesh slew it. Enkidu tore off one of the bull's legs and threw it at Ishtar. The goddess demanded he be punished. Enkidu then bore the gods' wrath and died, too.

96. Study Of Religion IDP African Myth Ritual. History 193D. Religions of the Ancient near East. Iranian (near eastern Languages) 170. Religion in Ancient Iran http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/religion/IDP.HTM

Gradutate Study INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION Major Requirements Faculty Advisor: Scott Bartchy 5343 Bunche Hall Student Affairs Officer: Arlecia Powell-Halley 329 Dodd Hall Counseling Drop-in Hours: by appointment PREPARATION: Required - Four lower division courses : History 4 Philosophy 2 Two courses selected from: Anthropology 9, East Asian Languages and Cultures 60, History 1A, lB, lC, 9A, 9C, 9D, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B. TOTAL 16 UNITS MAJOR Required - Fourteen upper division courses selected from the course list Group I - 4 courses : Philosophy 175 and Religion 100 and Two other courses from the Group I list Group II - 2 courses from the Group II list Group III - 3 courses from the Group III list : One course in Christianity and One course in Islam and One course in Judaism Group IV - 2 courses from the Group IV list Any Group - 3 more courses: any upper division courses from the course list TOTAL 56 UNITS No course intended to satisfy the major or preparation for the major may be taken on a pass/not pass basis.

97. Baal, God Of Thunder according to the surviving ancient near eastern myths. He is sometimes shown in near eastern art standing on the back of a bull, and certainly this http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/baal.htm

Egypt Home Antiquities Shop Get Price for Tour ... Message Baal, God of Thunder by Taylor Ray Ellison The storm god, Baal, was a West Semitic import to Egypt. Late Bronze Age texts discovered at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) on the Levantine coast, from which his cult spread, indicate that by 1400 BC, Baal had displaced the god El to become the most important god in the local pantheon. However, the meaning of Baal is "owner" or "lord" and in the earliest of times it is questionable whether the word was used as a title for important local gods in general, or as a proper name to a specific god. Particularly at first, this name was probably given to completely different gods. Over time, the term seems to have been applied to agricultural gods in a variety of locations. There is a great confusion amongst scholars concerning the these deities called "Baal", or sometimes Bel, and their natures and origins. In fact, this god's survival through a vast period of time provides us with a complex trail marked by considerable theological difficulties. Baal was known to be a rider of clouds, most active during storms but was also considered to be a "lord of heaven and earth", even controlling earth's fertility. He was the god of thunderstorms, the most vigorous and aggressive of the gods and the one on whom mortals most depended. Some of his other common epithets include " Most High Prince/Master", " Conqueror of Warriors", Mightiest, Most High, Supreme, Powerful, Puissant", " Warrior", and " Prince, Master of the Earth". He is also sometimes called Re'ammin, meanign "Thunderer", as well as Aleyin, meaning "Most High", Mightiest", "Most Powerful", or Supreme and he has many, many other epithets.

98. Middle Eastern Epic Babylonian Epic of Creation (also known as Enuma elish), in Myths from Secret Places Ancient near eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen, ed. http://www.csuohio.edu/english/epic.html

Middle Eastern Epic ENG 336 ENG 553 Spring Semester 2005 Saturday, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Main Classroom Building 304 Professor: Earl Anderson Rhodes Tower 1822 For office appointments call Jody Milkie at 216-687-3660. Mail questions, comments and suggestions to Dean Anderson Philosophy of the course Grading and attendance policies Texts amazon.com , with most titles discounted. Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Fall, Gilgamesh, and Others , ed. Stephanie Dalley. Oxford University Press, $11.95 (amazon.com price new, $9.56; used from $6.50). Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield , trans. Apostolos N. Athanassakis (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984). $15.95; amazon.com price new, $15.95; used from $2.89. Epics of Sumerian Kings: The Matter of Aratta , ed. H. L. J. Vanstiphout. Society of Biblical Literature, 2003. $24.95. Adventures of Sayf ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic , trans. Lena Jayyusi. Indiana University Press, $21.95. The Greek Alexander Romance , trans. Richard Stoneman. Penguin, $14.00. The Arabian Nights: Tales from the Thousand and One Nights , trans. Richard Burton. Modern Library, $13.95.

99. JOURNAL OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES   Vol. LXII     No. 4         Octob JOURNAL OF near eastern STUDIES Vol. LXII No. 4 October 2003 LUCY GOODISON and CHRISTINE MORRIS, Ancient Goddesses The Myths and the Evidence (Rivkah http://www.ttk.org.tr/data/2003/jnes62-4.htm

JOURNAL OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES Vol. LXII No. 4 October 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLES BETHANY J. WALKER . Mamluk Investment in Southern Bilad Al-Sham in the Eighth/Fourteenth Century: The Case of Hisban F. S. NAIDEN . Words of the Alewife at Line 42 of Hesiod's Works and Days SHOUFU JIN . Der Furchtsame und der Unschuldige: Über Zwei Sozio-Juristische Begriffe aus dem alten Ägypten JIRÍ JANÁK . Revealed but Undiscovered: A New Letter to the Dead BOOK REVIEWS JOHN DAVID HAWKINS , Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Volume I: Inscriptions of the Iron Age. Parts 1, 2, and 3 (Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.) VLADIMÍR SOUCEK and JANA SIEGELOVÁ , Systematische Bibliographie der Hethitologie 1915-1995, Teilband 1-3 (Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.) DOUGLAS B. MILLER and R. MARK SHIPP , An Akkadian Handbook: Paradigms, Helps, Glossary, Logograms, and Sign List (Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.) BURKHART KIENAST , Historische semitische Sprachwissenschaft (Robert D. Biggs) HERMANN HUNGER and DAVID PINGREE , Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia (Robert D. Biggs)

100. Classical And Near Eastern Studies Kadish, Gerald E., Professor of History and near eastern Studies, PhD, Characterization and dramatization of myths from Homer through tragedy to Plato. http://www.binghamton.edu/bulletin/1998-99/classical.html

Classical and Near Eastern Studies (undergraduate) FACULTY PROGRAMS COURSE OFFERINGS Faculty *Year of initial appointment at Binghamton Kadish, Gerald E., Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies, PhD, 1964, University of Chicago: Ancient Egyptian. (1963)* Lacey, R. Kevin, Associate Professor of Arabic , PhD, 1984, Harvard University: Arabic language and literature, Arabic language teaching, Islamic intellectual history, Islamic mysticism, Persian language and literature. (1990) Levin, Saul, Distinguished Professor of Ancient Languages and Department Chair , PhD, 1949, University of Chicago: Comparative linguistics, early literature, Bible. (1961) Mittelstadt, Michael C., Associate Professor Emeritus of Classics , PhD, 1964, Stanford University: Classical Greek and Latin languages and literature, Greek and Roman drama, ancient Greek novel. (1965) Pavlovskis-Petit, Zoja, Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics , PhD, 1962, Cornell University: Classical Greek and Latin literature, satire, irony, pastoral poetry, mythology. (1962) Semaan, Khalil I.

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