Ancient Conquest Accounts: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History Writing (JSOTSup) PDF
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JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SUPPLEMENT SERIES 98 Editors David J.A. Clines Philip R. Davies JSOT Press Sheffield This page intentionally left blank ANCIENT CONQUEST ACCOUNTS A Study in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History Writing K. Lawson Younger, Jr Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 98 Copyright © 1990 Sheffield Academic Press Published by JSOT Press JSOT Press is an imprint of Sheffield Academic Press Ltd The University of Sheffield 343 Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 3BP England Printed in Great Britain by Billing & Sons Ltd Worcester British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data available ISSN 0309-0787 ISBN 1-85075-252-4 TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER: KENNETH AND DORIS YOUNGER (Ex. 20:12; Lv. 19:3) This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Preface 11 List of abbreviations 13 Illustration: Verso of the Narmer Palette 21 INTRODUCTION "THE UNDERPINNINGS" Chapter One PRELIMINARY ISSUES Part I: History: Cultivating an Idea 25 Removing 'Old Roots' 26 Nurturing 'New Shoots' 35 Part II: Ideology—Unmasking of the Concept 47 Part III: Method: Obtaining Comprehension 52 Establishing the Framework 52 Performing the Reading 55 STAGE ONE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CONQUEST ACCOUNTS Chapter Two ASSYRIAN CONQUEST ACCOUNTS 61 Assyrian Ideology: How Do You Spell Torture' 65 Type and Nature 65 Ideological Patterns: The Enemy 67 Literary Structures: The Stereotyping Department 69 Syntagmic Valency 70 Introduction 70 The Syntagms of the Assyrian Texts 72 Syntagmic Analysis 79 Annalistic Texts 79 Tiglath-Pileser I 79 Ashur-Dan II 90 ASSur-nasir-pal II 94 Shalmaneser III 99 Sennacherib 111 Letters to the God 115 8 Sargon II 115 Summary or Display Texts 120 ASSur-nasir-pal II 120 Adad-nirari III 121 Conclusion 122 Chapter Three HITTITE CONQUEST ACCOUNTS 125 Hittite Ideology: Feeling a Little Vengeful Today? 128 Literary Structures: "And the Sungoddess of Arina, my Lady ..." 130 Syntagmic Analysis 132 Hattuslli I 136 Muriili II Ten Year Annals 140 Detailed Annals 158 The Deeds of Suppiluliuma 160 Conclusion 163 Chapter Four EGYPTIAN CONQUEST ACCOUNTS 165 Past Studies 167 Some Generic Considerations (It Depends on Your Purpose) 168 Iw.tw Texts 168 Nbtw; The Daybook Reports 170 Nfytw: The Literary Reports 172 Conclusion 173 Egyptian Ideology (Just Being Better Than Everyone Else!) 175 Royal Ideology 175 The Enemy 177 Administration 185 Diffusion of the Ideology 189 Literary Aspects (Never Any Embellishments Here!) 189 Hyperbole 190 Metonymy 192 Conclusion 194 9 STAGE TWO ISRAELITE CONQUEST ACCOUNTS Chapter Five JOSHUA 9-12 197 Literary Structures (Writing It Just Like Everyone Else) 199 Chapter 9 200 Chapters 10 and 11 204 The Code: Joshua 10:11-15 208 The Hailstones 206 The Long Day 211 The Code: Joshua 10:16-27 220 Chapter 10:28-42 226 Chapter 11 228 Chapter 12 230 Israelite Ideology (What You Can Do Through the Right 'Connections') 232 Type 233 Jural Aspect 236 Conclusion 237 STAGE THREE SYNTHESISs Chapter Six IMPLICATIONS AND ENTAILMENTS 241 The Notion of a 'Complete Conquest* 241 The Notion of an 'All Israel' Redaction 247 Sources, Structure and Composition 249 Ideological Aspect 253 An Entailment Concerning 'Holy War* 258 Other Entailments 260 Conclusion 263 CONCLUSION 265 NOTES 267 BIBLIOGRAPHY 333
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