Pritchard, James B., ed <br/><br/>
Ancient Near Eastern texts relating to the Old Testament. 

 - Princeton, NJ  Princeton University Press  c1950, 1955 
 - xxi, 544p.; bibliog. notes; indices 
<br/><br/> 2nd ed., corrected and enlarged, 1955.. Translators and annotators: W.F. Albright [and others]. 
<br/><br/>Part 1 - Myths, epics, and legends. Part 2 - Legal texts. Part 3 - Historical texts. Part 4 - Rituals, incantations, and descriptions of festivals. Part 5 - Hymns and prayers. Part 6 - Didactic and wisdom literature. Part 7 - Lamentations. Part 8 - Secular songs and poems. Part 9 - Letters. Part 10 - Miscellaneous texts 
<br/><br/> 'The purpose of this work is to make available to students of the Near East...the most important extrabiblical texts in translations which represent the best understanding which present-day scholarship has achieved. Many of the relevant texts have been hitherto accessible only in obscure and highly technical journals. Some have been circulated widely in translations which represent a stage of understanding now happily superseded by more thorough study. Yet other texts included here have not hitherto been published in translation into a modern language.' -- Introduction 
<br/><br/> Hardcover 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>55-9033 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Middle Eastern--literature<br/>Mythology--Mesopotamian<br/>Mythology--Sumerian
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1180 .P83 1955