Selected Writings of Cyrus H. Gordon

Selected Writings of Cyrus H. Gordon

 

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Cyrus H. Gordon (Wikipedia) (1908-2001) made invaluable contributions to the understanding of the ancient Near East and its cultures, among them his decipherment of the Ugaritic language. The 24 studies in this download were published in a variety of journals and books between the years 1933 and 1982.

An Aramaic Incantation, from Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Vol. 14 (1933 - 1934), pp. 141-144, in 5 pdf pages.

Points of the Compass in the Nuzi Tablets, from Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, Vol. 31, No. 3 (1934), pp. 101-108, in 9 pdf pages.

Numerals in the Nuzi Tablets, from Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, Vol. 31, No. 2 (1934), pp. 53-60, in 9 pdf pages.

The Pronoun in the Nuzi Tablets, from American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Vol. 51, No. 1 (Oct., 1934), pp. 1-21, in 22 pdf pages.

,)1935 ,.in Its Reputed Meaning of Rulers, Judges, from Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Sep םיהלא pp. 139-144, in 7 pdf pages.

Fratriarchy in the Old Testament, from Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Dec., 1935), pp. 223-231, in 10 pdf pages.

Evidence for the Horite Language from Nuzi, from Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 64 (Dec., 1936), pp. 23-28, in 7 pdf pages.

The Aramaic Incantation in Cuneiform, from Archiv für Orientforschung, 12. Bd. (1937-1939), pp. 105-117, in 14 pdf pages.

A Marriage of the Gods in Canaanite Mythology, from Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 65 (Feb., 1937), pp. 29-33, in 6 pdf pages.

The Story of Jacob and Laban in the Light of the Nuzi Tablets, from Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 66 (Apr., 1937), pp. 25-27, in 4 pdf pages.

Western Asiatic Seals in the Walters Art Gallery, from Iraq, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring, 1939), pp. 3-34, in 47 pdf pages.

Biblical Customs and the Nuzu Tablets, from Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb., 1940), pp. 1-12, in 13 pdf pages.

The New Amarna Tablets, from Orientalia, NOVA SERIES, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1947), pp. 1-21, in 24 pdf pages.

Phoenician Inscriptions from Karatepe, from Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jul., 1948), pp. 41-50, in 11 pdf pages.

The Glyptic Art of Nuzu, from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct., 1948), pp. 261-266, in 7 pdf pages.

Azitawadd's Phoenician Inscription, from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr., 1949), pp. 108- 115, in 9 pdf pages.

Belt-Wrestling in the Bible World, from Hebrew Union College Annual, Vol. 23, No. 1, Hebrew Union College Seventy-fifth Anniversary Publication 1875-1950 (1950-1951), pp. 131-136, in 12 pdf pages.

The Patriarchal Age, from Journal of Bible and Religion, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct., 1953), pp. 238-243, in 7 pdf pages.

The Patriarchal Narratives, from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan., 1954), pp. 56-59, in 5 pdf pages.

The Origin of the Jews in Elephantine, from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 14, No. 1, Henri Frankfort Memorial Issue (Jan., 1955), pp. 56-58, in 4 pdf pages.

Homer and Bible: The Origin and Character of East Mediterranean Literature, from Hebrew Union College Annual, Vol. 26 (1955), pp. 43-108, in 67 pdf pages.

Indo-European and Hebrew Epic, from Eretz-Israel: Archaeological, Historical and / האפוס ההודי-אירופי והעברי ,)תשי"ט / 1958( Dedicated to Professor Benjamin Mazar on His Fiftieth Birthday ,ה .Geographical Studies, Vol pp. 10*-15*, in 7 pdf pages.

Abraham and the Merchants of Ura, from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan., 1958), pp. 28- 31, in 5 pdf pages.

Canaanite Mythology, pages 181-218 from the anthology Mythologies of the Ancient World (New York, 1961), edited by Samuel Noah Kramer, in 40 pdf pages.

A Note on the Tenth Commandment, from Journal of Bible and Religion, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul., 1963), pp. 208- 209, in 3 pdf pages.

The Decipherment of Minoan and Eteocretan, from Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 2 (1975), pp. 148-158, in 12 pdf pages.

Magic Bowls in the Moriah Collection, from Orientalia, NOVA SERIES, Vol. 53, No. 2, Memorial Mitchell J. Dahood (February 2, 1922 – March 8, 1982) (1984), pp. 220-241, in 23 pdf pages.

The Background to Jewish Studies in the Bible and in the Ancient East, from Shofar, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Summer 1994), pp. 1-46, in 48 pdf pages.

Additional Writings by Cyrus Gordon at Internet Archive

Compiled by Robert Bedrosian, 2019
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