Monarchies and Socio-Religious Traditions in the Ancient Near East

The papers presented in Monarchies and Socio-Religious Traditions in the Ancient Near East were delivered on September 1st, 1983, to the Ancient Near and Middle East section (Section 2) of the XXXIst International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa. They include contributions on aspects of historical, religious, social and cultural significance and were made available as a help to specialist studies in Egyptology, Assyriology, Old Testament and related disciplines. From the contents: - L. M. Muntingh: The Conception of Ancient Syro-Palestinian Kingship in the Light of Contemporary Royal Archives with Special Reference to the Recent Discoveries at Tell Mardikh (Ebla) in Syria - D. T. Tsumura: The Problem of Childlessness in the Royal Epic of Ugarit - Z. Weisman: The Prophetic Pattern of Anointing Kings in Ancient Israel - Y. Ikeda: Hittites and Aramaens in the Land of Bit-Adini - D. J. Wiseman: Palace and Temple Gardens in the Ancient Near East - K. Mysliwiec: Iconographic, Literary and Political Aspects of an Ancient Egyptian God's Identification with the Monarch - J. Leclant: Recent Researches in the Pyramids with Texts at Saqqarah