Fortune and Misfortune in the Ancient Near East: 60th Rencontre Assyriologique, Warsaw, 21-25 July 2014 Retail Price: $129.50 Our Price: $115.99 Save: 13.51 (10.43%)        In the week between July 21 and 25, 2014, the University of Warsaw hosted more than three hundred Assyriologists from all over the world. In the course of five days, nearly 150 papers were read in three (and sometimes four) parallel sessions. Many of them were delivered within the framework of nine thematic workshops. The publication of most of these panels is underway, in separate volumes. As is usually the case, the academic sessions were accompanied by many opportunities for social interaction among the participants, and there was time to enjoy the historical and cultural benefits of Warsaw. Special honor was accorded to two American Assyriologists whose origins can be traced to Warsaw, Piotr Michalowski and Piotr Steinkeller, and a special session to recognize their contributions to the study of ancient Mesopotamia was organized. In this book are presented papers on the main theme of the meeting, “Fortune and Misfortune in the Ancient Near East.” The 31 essays are organized into 5 sections: (1) plenary presentations on “What Is Fortune? What Is Misfortune?”; (2) humanity and fortune/misfortune and luck, with discussion of specific examples; (3) additional papers on definitions of fortune and misfortune; (4) the effects on city and state; and (5) God and temple. Similar Items you may enjoy! Divination as Science: A Workshop on Divination during the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique, Warsaw, 2014 Author: Jeanette C. Fincke Our Price: $34.99 Private and State in the Ancient Near East: 58th Rencontre Assyriologique, Leiden, 16-20 July 2012 Our Price: $88.99 Tradition and Innovation in the Ancient Near East: 57th Rencontre Assyriologique, Rome, 4-8 July 2011 Author: Alfonso Archi Our Price: $77.99 Time and History in the Ancient Near East: 56th Rencontre Assyriologique, Barcelona, July 26th-30th, 2010 - Slightly Imperfect Author: Lluis Feliu, J. Llop and A. Millet Our Price: $45.00

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