Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. n set. n 2 vols.

the long version

This reference work contains 189 essays divided into 11 subject areas: Ancient Near Eastern Thought, Environment, Population, Social Institutions, History and Culture, Economy and Trade, Technology and Artistic Production, Religion and Science, Language and Literature, Visual and Performing Arts, and Retrospective Essays. The regions covered include Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia, from the third millennium B.C.E. to 330 B.C.E. This affordable two-volume edition contains the complete text of the original four-volume set, including 46 maps, 612 photographs and drawings, a chronological chart, and a full index.