| dc.contributor.author | Sasson, Jack M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-15T18:15:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-01-15T18:15:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sasson, Jack M. "The Posting of Letters with Divine Messages." Florilegium marianum, 2: Recueil d'études à la mémoire de Maurice Birot [Mémoires de N.A.B.U., 3]. Eds. D. Charpin and J.M. Durand. Paris: Nouvelles assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, 1994. 299-316. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3775 | |
| dc.description | Ancient documents from Mesopotamia included "prophetic" texts found at the palace of the city of Mari. Professor Jack Sasson offers a glimpse into some of the letters the Mari elite "embedded" with prophetic messages sent to King Zimri-Lim. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Nouvelles assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Zimri-Lim - King of Mari -- 18th cent. B.C. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mari (Extinct city) -- History -- Sources | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Akkadian language -- Texts | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Prophets -- Middle East -- History | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Divination -- Middle East | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Women -- Syria -- Mari (Extinct city) | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cuneiform tablets -- Mari (Extinct city) | en_US |
| dc.title | The Posting of Letters with Divine Messages | en_US |
| dc.type | Postprint | en_US |
| dc.description.school | Divinity School | en_US |
