Publications

Einleitung in die Sanherib-Inschriften (Introduction to the Inscriptions of Sennacherib)
Eckart Frahm
An introduction to the royal inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (705-681 BCE), with full editions of new texts and a thorough discussion of Sennacherib's reign and "afterlife."
Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions
Dina Roginsky
Raphael Patai & Haya Bar-Itzhak
From Distant Days; Myths, Tales & Poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia
Benjamin Foster
From Sasanian Mandaeans to Ṣābians of the Marshes
Kevin van Bladel
Kevin van Bladel
This historical study argues that the Mandaean religion originated under Sasanid rule in the fifth century, not earlier as has been widely accepted. It analyzes primary sources in Syriac, Mandaic, and Arabic to clarify...
Gebel Ramlah: Final Neolithic Cemeteries from the Western Desert of Egypt
Geschichte des alten Mesopotamien
Eckart Frahm
The civilization of ancient Mesopotamia spanned more than 3000 years; together with that of ancient Egypt, its record constitutes nothing less than the first half of history. Hundreds of thousands of cuneiform texts,...