A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East

Billie Jean Collins9789004121263, 9004121269

This title concerns mans contact with the animal world: sacrifice, sacred animals, diet, and domestication. Chapters on art, literature, religion and animal husbandry reveal a picture of the complex relationships between the peoples of the Ancient Near East and (their) animals.
A reference guide and key to the menagerie of the Ancient Near East, with ample original illustrations.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 8
List of Figures……Page 10
List of Tables……Page 18
Part I: The Native Fauna……Page 24
1. The Native Fauna of the Ancient Near East……Page 26
Part II: Animals in Art……Page 100
2. Animals in Anatolian Art……Page 102
3. Animals in Egyptian Art and Hieroglyphs……Page 120
4. Animals in Mesopotamian Art……Page 168
5. Animals in the Art of Ancient Iran……Page 192
6. Animals in Syro-Palestinian Art……Page 234
Part III: Animals in Literature……Page 258
7. Animals in Hittite Literature……Page 260
8. Animals in Egyptian Literature……Page 274
9. Animals in Mesopotamian Literature……Page 294
10. Animals in the Literatures of Syria-Palestine……Page 312
Part IV: Animals in Religion……Page 330
11. Animals in the Religions of Ancient Anatolia……Page 332
12. Animals in Egyptian Religion……Page 358
13. Animals in Ancient Mesopotamian Religion……Page 384
14. Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Mesopotamian Religion……Page 412
15. Animals in the Religions of Syria-Palestine……Page 428
Part V: Studies in the Cultural Use of Animals……Page 448
16. Hunting, Animal Husbandry and Diet in Ancient Egypt……Page 450
17. An Archaeozoological Perspective on the Cultural Use of Mammals in the Levant……Page 480
Appendix: Bibliography of Near Eastern Zoology……Page 516
References……Page 560
A……Page 626
B……Page 627
C……Page 628
D……Page 630
F……Page 631
G……Page 632
H……Page 633
I……Page 634
L……Page 635
M……Page 636
O……Page 637
P……Page 638
S……Page 639
T……Page 641
Z……Page 642