Amanda H. Podany is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She has published a number of books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history, including The Ancient Near Eastern World (OUP).

• CONTENTS; A WORD ABOUT CHRONOLOGY AND TRANSLATION; CAST OF CHARACTERS; TIME LINE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD AND AKKADIAN EMPIRE, 1500-2000 BCE; PART II: THE OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD, 2000-1595 BCE; PART III: A TIME OF CRISIS AND CHANGE, 1595-1400 BCE; PART IV: THE AMARNA AGE, 1400-1300 BCE; EPILOGUE; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

an attractive and accessible work.

Amanda H. Podany is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She has published a number of books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history, including The Ancient Near Eastern World (OUP).

• CONTENTS; A WORD ABOUT CHRONOLOGY AND TRANSLATION; CAST OF CHARACTERS; TIME LINE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD AND AKKADIAN EMPIRE, 1500-2000 BCE; PART II: THE OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD, 2000-1595 BCE; PART III: A TIME OF CRISIS AND CHANGE, 1595-1400 BCE; PART IV: THE AMARNA AGE, 1400-1300 BCE; EPILOGUE; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

an attractive and accessible work.

Amanda H. Podany is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She has published a number of books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history, including The Ancient Near Eastern World (OUP).

• CONTENTS; A WORD ABOUT CHRONOLOGY AND TRANSLATION; CAST OF CHARACTERS; TIME LINE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD AND AKKADIAN EMPIRE, 1500-2000 BCE; PART II: THE OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD, 2000-1595 BCE; PART III: A TIME OF CRISIS AND CHANGE, 1595-1400 BCE; PART IV: THE AMARNA AGE, 1400-1300 BCE; EPILOGUE; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

an attractive and accessible work.