Arameans, Chaldeans, and Arabs in Babylonia and Palestine in the First Millennium B.C.

edited by Angelika Berlejung and Michael P. Streck

Book cover: Arameans, Chaldeans, and Arabs in Babylonia and Palestine in the First Millennium B.C.

Extent: 336 pages

Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Series: Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien

Series volume number: 3

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2013)

ISBN: 9783447065443

6.65 x 9.45 inches

Price: $82.00

In stock

Arameans, Chaldeans, and Arabs in Babylonia and Palestine in the First Mill. B.C. edited by Angelika Berlejung and Michael P. Streck comprises the papers presented at an international workshop in the Villa Tillmanns/Leipzig on 24th and 25th of June 2010. The interdisciplinary event was part of the research projects on “Space and Mobility in Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine in the Time of the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Period”. Organized by the Universities of Leipzig and of Halle-Wittenberg among others, the projects are part of the Collaborative Research Center “Difference and Integration” (SFB 586). The resulting volume has its focus on the interaction between nomadic, mobile and settled cultures, and possible mechanisms of inculturation. The contributors examine the material finds and written sources in order to deepen our understanding of the history, geography, culture, and religion of the Aramean, Chaldean and Arabian tribes.


Arameans, Chaldeans, and Arabs in Babylonia and Palestine in the First Mill. B.C. edited by Angelika Berlejung and Michael P. Streck comprises the papers presented at an international workshop in the Villa Tillmanns/Leipzig on 24th and 25th of June 2010. The interdisciplinary event was part of the research projects on “Space and Mobility in Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine in the Time of the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Period”. Organized by the Universities of Leipzig and of Halle-Wittenberg among others, the projects are part of the Collaborative Research Center “Difference and Integration” (SFB 586). The resulting volume has its focus on the interaction between nomadic, mobile and settled cultures, and possible mechanisms of inculturation. The contributors examine the material finds and written sources in order to deepen our understanding of the history, geography, culture, and religion of the Aramean, Chaldean and Arabian tribes.

  • Edited by Angelika Berlejung
  • Edited by Michael P Streck

"...the volume succeeds admirably in doing what it says on the cover, drawing together multiple expertises from a wide range of relevant scholars and bringing it to bear most effectively on the data, problems, and issues revolving around the Arameans, Chaldeans, and Arabs in the first millennium BCE. In addition to pushing the field forward, it is also a useful summary of key data and will form a very convenient reference book for students and scholars alike." -- John MacGinnis, Review of Biblical Literature, 04/2014
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