Death and Taxes in the Ancient Near East, Lewiston/Queenston

摘要

This collection of thoughtful and interesting studies began as a symposium held at the University of Toronto in March 1991, where, according to the editor’s preface, several of the papers were presented. The prefatory material is followed by nine papers which, using the somewhat wry heading of "death and taxes" as a takeoff point, illuminate a wide variety of topics over a wide geographical and chronological range. The studies deal with a spectrum of cultural remains, encompassing texts, art, archaeological and architectural materials; they range in approach from very "down-to-