Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
3 primary works
Book 16
Thutmose III's (15th c. B.C.) suitable and sensible new policy lay the basis for Egypt's empire in Syria and Palestine. Main source of our knowledge on this formative period stems from the so-called Annals of this king in the inner chambers of the great Karnak temple of Amun.
Part One contains a new collation of these Annals, along with a hand-copy of the inscription, textual analysis and commentary. In Part Two the reader will find new translations together with commentary on additional sources bearing on the wars: the king's speeches, royal encomia, and private biographies. The volume concludes with an historical commentary, and places the wars in their historical context.
A comprehensive, illuminating and accessible assessment of Egypt's policy in Syria and Palestine.
Part One contains a new collation of these Annals, along with a hand-copy of the inscription, textual analysis and commentary. In Part Two the reader will find new translations together with commentary on additional sources bearing on the wars: the king's speeches, royal encomia, and private biographies. The volume concludes with an historical commentary, and places the wars in their historical context.
A comprehensive, illuminating and accessible assessment of Egypt's policy in Syria and Palestine.
Book 91
The Medinet Habu Records of the Foreign Wars of Ramesses III
by Donald Bruce Redford
Published 16 November 2017
The Medinet Habu Records of the Foreign Wars of Ramesses III is a new translation and commentary of the Textual record of Ramesses III's military activity. As such it dwells heavily upon the inscriptions dealing with Libyans and Sea Peoples. Since the format is oral formulaic, the texts are scanned and rendered as lyric. The new insights into the period covered by the inscriptions leads to a new appraisal of the identity of Egypt's enemies, as well as events surrounding the activity of the Sea Peoples. The exercise is not intended to dismiss, but rather to complement the archaeological evidence.
"The Sea Peoples ... still remain an everexpanding topic of scholarly research swimming in a sea of disputation.... Redford's book will help all of us to understand better the phenomenon of the end of the Bronze Age."
-Anthony Spalinger, University of Auckland, Journal of the American Oriental Society 139.4 (2019)
"The Sea Peoples ... still remain an everexpanding topic of scholarly research swimming in a sea of disputation.... Redford's book will help all of us to understand better the phenomenon of the end of the Bronze Age."
-Anthony Spalinger, University of Auckland, Journal of the American Oriental Society 139.4 (2019)
Book 105
This volume contains a description of the architecture and inscriptional content of the royal tomb, a catalogue of all artifacts, translation and commentary on inscriptions, publication and analysis of pottery, a bio-anthropological report on the human remains, a paleobotanical report, an elemental analysis of pottery fabrics and an historical analysis.