Bottéro, Jean,

The Near East: the early civilizations. Editors: Jean Bottéro, Elena Cassin [and] Jean Vercoutter. Contributors: Jean Bottéro [and others] Translated by R. F. Tannenbaum. - New York Delacorte Press [1967] - 456 p. illus., 5 maps. 24 cm. - Delacorte world history, v. 2 .

Translation of Die Altorientalischen Reiche, Bd. 1: Vom Paläolithikum bis zur Mitte des 2. Jahrtausends. In the German original ed. E. Cassin's name appeared first on t.p.

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The prehistory and protohistory of Western Asia, by A. Falkenstein.--The early dynastic period, by D. O. Edzard.--The First Semitic Empire, by J. Bottéro.--The third dynasty of Ur, its empire and its successor states, by D. O. Edzard.--The old Babylonian period, by D. O. Edzard.--The origins of Egypt, by J. Vercoutter.--Archaic Egypt, by J. Vercoutter.-- Egypt under the Old Kingdom, by J. Vercoutter.--The fall of the Old Kingdom and the first intermediate period, by J. Vercoutter.-- Egypt in the Middle Kingdom, by J. Vercoutter.--The second intermediate period and the Hyksos invasion of Egypt, by J. Vercoutter.--Bibliography (p. 427-435)

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