The Context of Scripture. Volume II. Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World by Hallo, William W. ; Younger, K. Lawson, Jr. , editors - 2003

Leiden; Boston: Brill. Good with no dust jacket. 2003. Softcover. 9004135685 . Xxvi, 437 pp. Each section has its own bibliography. Folio. Glossy black soft covers with teal panel and image of Egyptian tablet. Very slight shelf wear, interior is clean and unmarked. Includes inscriptions from monuments from Egypt; Hittite, West Semitic (Ugaritic) ; Akkadian and Sumerian text. "Devoted to buildings and votive inscriptions, seals, weights, treaties, collections of laws, and other genres originaly inscribed on durable mediums or in multiple copies for long-term survival. Many are royal inscriptions and nearly all are crucial to the reconstruction of the history of the Biblical world... This series presents the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the colourful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible." Heavy for international shipping. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 438 pages .