Ancient Ammon (Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East)

This work is a presentation on a people of Transjordan known to readers of the Bible as a neighbour, and often an enemy, of first millennium B.C. Israel. Topics include a review of archaeological research in Ammon, the emergence of the Ammonites, and Ammonite territory and sites.

A state-of-the-art presentation on a people/nation of Transjordan known to readers of the Bible as a neighbor, and often an enemy, of first millennium B.C. Israel. Topics covered in the book’s ten chapters include a review of archaeological research in Ammon (R.W. Younker); the emergence of the Ammonites (R.W. Younker); Ammonite territory and sites (B. MacDonald); Ammonite "monumental" and domestic architecture (M. Najjar and P.M.M. Daviau respectively), as well as burial customs and practices (K. Yassine); the ceramic traditions of Central Transjordan (G. London); Ammonite texts and language (W. E. Aufrecht); the religion of the Ammonites (W.E. Aufrecht); and the Ammonites in the late Iron Age and the Persian period (L.G. Herr). Figures and Tables accompany each chapter. In addition, the publication includes an "Excursus" on the salient features of Iron Age tribal kingdoms (O. LaBianca). Each chapter of Ancient Ammon includes extensive reference material. The publication is fully indexed.

Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures and Tables......Page 8 I. Review of Archaeological Research in Ammon......Page 10 Excursus: Salient Features of Iron Age Tribal Kingdoms......Page 28 II. Ammonite Territory and Sites......Page 39 III. Central Jordanian Ceramic Traditions......Page 66 IV. "Ammonite" Monumental Architecture......Page 112 V. Domestic Architecture in Iron Age Ammon......Page 122 VI. Burial Customs and Practices in Ancient Ammon......Page 146 VII. The Religion of the Ammonites......Page 161 VIII. Ammonite Texts and Language......Page 172 IX. The Emergence of the Ammonites......Page 198 X. The Ammonites in the Late Iron Age and Persian Period......Page 228 Index of Names......Page 248 Index of Places......Page 251 Index of Subjects......Page 254 Figures and Tables......Page 258 Back Cover......Page 290