Jeremy Thompson

Tag: Ancient Near East

  • Dating systems in the ANE

    Here’s a helpful categorization I found in reading Ancient Near East: Historical sources in translation by Chavalas, et al this morning (what follows is a quotation): In the ancient Near East three different methods were used (at different times and in different places) to distinguish years: 1. Years were named after an important event (year…

  • Hyperbole in ANE Conquest Accounts (QOD)

    Here’s my quote of the day from Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation edited by Chavalas. Tiglath-pilesar’s characterization of utter annihilation of the towns must be understood in light of royal propaganda.  The use of hyperbole was a significant feature in ancient Near Eastern conquest accounts.  Therefore, extensive archaeological excavations are required in making…

  • "Shepherd" Rulers in the Ancient Near East

    I suppose I should take a brief pause from handing out BiblioBlogger theme songs and write something related to Biblical Studies (Just kidding … as if theme songs for BiblioBloggers is unrelated to Biblical Studies).  Anyway … I’ve been reading a bit from Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation edited by Chavalas.  I know…

  • The Pride of Naram-Sin

    I was reading this morning in Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation and found this section from Chapter 2 interesting.  King Naram-Sin says: Thus I said to myself, thus indeed I spoke: “What lion practiced divination? What wolf inquired of an interpreter of dreams? Let me go like a bandit, following the counsel of…

  • Old Testament Timeline – Ralph Klein

    For those looking for a decent Old Testament timeline, you might check out Ralph Klein’s offering, which places the chronology alongside other events of importance in the wider Ancient Near East. Some Features of the Timeline As stated above, it correlates with the timelines of other areas in the Ancient Near East, which can be…