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Meier, Samuel A.

The messenger in the ancient Semitic world / by Samuel A. Meier. - 1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) - Harvard Semitic monographs ; no. 45 . - Harvard Semitic Monographs 45. Harvard Semitic Museum Publications E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004365230. .

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Harvard University, 1986).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index.

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Preparation for the Mission -- The Messenger on the Road -- The Messenger’s Arrival -- Presenting The Message -- After the Message is Delivered -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Indices.

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ISBN: 9789004369481

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004369481 DOI

LCCN: 88031164

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Messengers--Assyria.
Messengers--History.--Iraq--Babylonia
Messengers--History--Iraq--Sources.
Diplomacy.
Diplomacy.
Messengers.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Iraq.
Middle East--Assyria.
Middle East--Babylonia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Sources.

LC Class. No.: HE9756.I72 / M45x 1988

Dewey Class. No.: 383/.145