Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, 2024
The ever-increasing digital availability of primary materials from the ancient Near Eastern world... more The ever-increasing digital availability of primary materials from the ancient Near Eastern world-particularly those coming from the Sargonid period of the Assyrian Empire-is an invaluable resource for modern Assyriological research. These digital tools, such as ORACC and the eBL, allow scholars to assess large amounts of data from a broader perspective than was possible in previous generations. In preparing an upcoming volume dealing with the frequency of terminology in Assyrian Royal Inscriptions (ARIs) from the Old-Akkadian to Neo-Assyrian (NA) periods, the authors of this note were able to analyze the occurrences of lexemes across these various time periods. In doing so, we recognized several different patterns in the data that are worth pursuing in more detailed studies.
This paper explores the manner in which narratives of child sacrifice were received in Israelite ... more This paper explores the manner in which narratives of child sacrifice were received in Israelite and Greek literature through an examination of the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the sacrifice of Iphigenia in early Greek epic and the plays of Euripides. In both cases, there is evidence for an increasing discomfort with the notion of child sacrifice. Our analysis suggests that Israel and Greece shared a distinctive eastern Mediterranean perspective with regards to child sacrifice that can be contrasted with that of Mesopotamia.
Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, 2024
The ever-increasing digital availability of primary materials from the ancient Near Eastern world... more The ever-increasing digital availability of primary materials from the ancient Near Eastern world-particularly those coming from the Sargonid period of the Assyrian Empire-is an invaluable resource for modern Assyriological research. These digital tools, such as ORACC and the eBL, allow scholars to assess large amounts of data from a broader perspective than was possible in previous generations. In preparing an upcoming volume dealing with the frequency of terminology in Assyrian Royal Inscriptions (ARIs) from the Old-Akkadian to Neo-Assyrian (NA) periods, the authors of this note were able to analyze the occurrences of lexemes across these various time periods. In doing so, we recognized several different patterns in the data that are worth pursuing in more detailed studies.
This paper explores the manner in which narratives of child sacrifice were received in Israelite ... more This paper explores the manner in which narratives of child sacrifice were received in Israelite and Greek literature through an examination of the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the sacrifice of Iphigenia in early Greek epic and the plays of Euripides. In both cases, there is evidence for an increasing discomfort with the notion of child sacrifice. Our analysis suggests that Israel and Greece shared a distinctive eastern Mediterranean perspective with regards to child sacrifice that can be contrasted with that of Mesopotamia.
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