Secure The Ancient Near East: A History Presented By William W. Hallo Accessible In Copy

useful, brief survey of the histories of ancient Mesopotamia authored by Hallo and ancient Egypt authored by Simpson, Larger treatments are, of course, available in larger works such as the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt and A History of the Ancient Near East by Van de Mieroop.
But for beginners, and those who don't have the time, this work is more useful than the larger works, This gripping history of Sumer would rate five fo SHO, were it not for its latter third, a tackedon precis of Egyptian history by William Simpson, whowhile perhaps an able historianwrites with a confusingly limp style that can't match Hallo's, turning a threethousand year saga of alien beauty and mysterious violence into.
. . well, the story of a bunch of dudes with fake beards hanging out in the desert,

If you have even the slightest interest in the early Near East, check out the first two thirds find another book for more on ole Aegyptus,

Favorite secret of Sumer: one class of undead was the

socalled "appearing ghost, " Hallo doesn't explain the translation here, but I wonder wtf the "notappearing" type of ghost would have been, How would the Sumerians have known anything about the notappearing ones I guess you're much luckier if your loved one dies and turns into a boring ghost, but they can't have made for very scary campfire stories.
This textbook is a reliable resource with an outstanding reputation for research and scholarship, The authors are well known and the new edition features a substantial updating of the material, Ideal for undergraduate studies in ancient history and history of the near east, the book is also appropriate as a supplement for instructors teaching corresponding sections or chapters in World History or Western Civilization.
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