In Following the Man of Yamhad, Jacob Lauinger offers the first book-length study of the cuneiform texts from Bronze Age Alalah that record the purchase or exchange of entire settlements and the socio
This volume assembles scholars working on cuneiform texts from different periods, genres, and areas to examine the range of social, cultural, and historical contexts in which specific types of texts c
An expedition from the University of Chicago excavated the site of Bismaya (ancient Adab) from December 24, 1903, until late June 1905. The excavations were directed first by Edgar J. Banks and then,
