The Ancient Arabs: Nomads on the Borders of the Fertile Crescent, 9th-5th Centuries B.C.

Schutzumschlag berieben, mit Randl�ren und kleineren Einrissen, handschriftliche Anmerkungen auf einer Seite, sonst ein sauberes Exemplar / Dust jacket rubbed, with marginal tears and minor tearing, handwritten annotations on one page, otherwise a clean copy. - CONTENTS Preface Introduction A. The purpose and history of the research B. Definition and designation of the nomads C. The chronological framework D. Geographic limits PART ONE: THE AKKADIAN AND BIBLICAL SOURCES Chapter I. Akkadian sources 1. Royal inscriptions: A. The Monolith Inscription from Kurkh of Shalmaneser III B. Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III C. Inscriptions of Sargon II D. Inscriptions of Sennacherib E. Inscriptions of Esarhaddon F. Inscriptions of Assurbanipal 2. Other Akkadian sources: G. Babylonian Chronicles H. Assurbanipal�s treaty with the Qedarites; letters and administrative documents Chapter II. The biblical sources A. Classification B. Historical sources C. Literary sources PART TWO: HISTORICAL SURVEY Chapter III. From mid-9th century B.C. to Assyrian imperial expansion to Palestine Chapter IV. From Tiglath-Pileser III to Sargon II (738-705 B.C.). A. Ethnographic-historical survey B. The integration of nomads into the Assyrian administrative system during the reigns of Tiglath-Pileser and Sargon C. Sargon�s economic policy and its effect upon the nomads Chapter V. From Sennacherib to Assurbanipal A. The reign of Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.) 1. Politico-military survey 2. Tribute and taxes B. The reign of Esarhaddon (681-669 B.C.) 1. The chronological framework 2. The northeastern Arabian desert 3. The campaign against the land of Bazu 4. The Arabs as indispensable to military campaigns in Sinai C. The reign of Assurbanipal (668-627 B.C.) 1. Source-Groups relating to Arabs in the inscriptions of Assurbanipal 2. Survey of events covered by Source-Group A 3. Survey of events covered by Source-Group B 4. Nomad leaders according to groupings during Assurbanipal�s reign Chapter VI. The Chaldaean period (605-539 B.C.) A. The reign of Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 B.C.) 1. Nebuchadnezzar�s war against the Arabs in his sixth regnal year (599/8 B.C.) 2. The political and military background (594-582 B.C.) of Arab penetration into Transjordan B The reign of Nabonidus (556-539 B.C.) I Babylonian historical sources 2 North Arabian inscriptions 3 Nabonidus" route to Tema 4 Arabs in Babylonia; North Arabian and Babylonian connections in the 6th century B.C Chapter VII. The Achaemenid period (539-ca.450 B.C.) A. Demography I. Northern Sinai and the approach to Egypt 2. The southern coast of Palestine 3. Idumaea and southern Transjordan B. Achaemenid rule in North Arabia and Transjordan C. Arab status in southern Palestine within the Achaemenid administrative and economic system D. Geshem the Arab: Problems of identification Appendix A. The nomad groups Appendix B. The Sons of Qeturah and the Sons of Ishmael (in the biblical genealogical lists) Map Abbreviations General index Index of sources. ISBN 9789652234001