ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover Signs of wear and consistent use.
[Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover Minor reading wear. Owner stamp on fly leaf. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. ix, 273 pp.
[Edmonton, AB, Canada] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven and London] Softcover Matte wraps with trace wear. Binding sound, spine not creased, text clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 273 pp.
[Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover Minor reading wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. ix, 273 pp.
[Edmonton, AB, Canada] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0300022913
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1976]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven and London] Softcover text clean and unmarked. binding tight. covers have very light wear. edges of pages have some light wear.
[Eugene, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0300022913
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1976]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press 1978-07-01, New Haven] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
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ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press 1978-07-01] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT] Softcover (1978), 273pp, illus., some rubbintg & shelfwear to cover, some underlining, mostly in last 1/3 of book.
[Oil City, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press 1978-07-01, New Haven] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. A recreation of the spiritual life of ancient Mesopotamia demonstrating that the roots of Western civilization lie in the ancient Near EastA brilliant presentation of Mesopotamian religion from the inside, backed at every point by meticulous scholarship and persistent adherence to original texts. . . . A classic in its field.Religious Studies ReviewThe Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetimes work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain.Brian M. Fagan, History Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this poetry and the authors sympathetic ...
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ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. A recreation of the spiritual life of ancient Mesopotamia demonstrating that the roots of Western civilization lie in the ancient Near EastA brilliant presentation of Mesopotamian religion from the inside, backed at every point by meticulous scholarship and persistent adherence to original texts. . . . A classic in its field.Religious Studies ReviewThe Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetimes work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain.Brian M. Fagan, History Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this poetry and the authors sympathetic ...
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Yale Univ Pr, Date: 1978. Paperback. New. 273 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. 1978. Yale Univ Pr ISBN 0300022913 9780300022919 [GB]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
[Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]
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Paperback / softback. New. "The Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetime's work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain."-Brian M. Fagan, History "Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this poetry and the author's sympathetic commentary is a pleasure and a revelation. Professor Jacobsen accepts the premise that all religion springs from man's experience of a power not of this world, a mysterious 'Wholly Other.' This numinous power cannot be described in terms of worldly experience but only in allusive 'metaphors' that serve as a means of communication in religious teaching and thought. . . . As a literary ...

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale Univ Pr] Softcover 273 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover In
[Uxbridge, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]

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[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1978]
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ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. A recreation of the spiritual life of ancient Mesopotamia demonstrating that the roots of Western civilization lie in the ancient Near EastA brilliant presentation of Mesopotamian religion from the inside, backed at every point by meticulous scholarship and persistent adherence to original texts. . . . A classic in its field.Religious Studies ReviewThe Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetimes work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain.Brian M. Fagan, History Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this poetry and the authors sympathetic ...
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ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]