Ancient Damascus
A Historical Study of the Syrian City-State from Earliest Times until Its Fall to the Assyrians in 732 B.C.E.
Wayne T. Pitard
Ancient Damascus
A Historical Study of the Syrian City-State from Earliest Times until Its Fall to the Assyrians in 732 B.C.E.
Wayne T. Pitard
This study is the first detailed synthesis of the epigraphic and archaeological evidence for ancient Damascus in this generation. Pitard surveys the geographical setting of the area, its development as the land of Apum in the Middle Bronze Age, growth in the Late Bronze Age, and the emergence of the powerful city-state in the Iron Age, including its relations with the Israelite kingdoms, and finally its fall at the hand of the Assyrians.
- Description
- Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. INTRODUCTION
Previous Research on Ancient Damascus
The Names of Damascus and the Kingdoms It Ruled
Archaeological Evidence from the Earliest Periods
2. THE LAND OF APUM IN THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE
The Area of Damascus during the Middle Bronze Age
Is the Area of Apum-Damascus Mentioned in the Mari Archives?
3. THE LAND OF UPI DURING THE LATE BRONZE AGE
The First Part of the Late Bronze Age
The Amarna Period
The Final Years of the Late Bronze Age
4. DAMASCUS AND THE MONARCHS OF UNITED ISRAEL
The Origins of the Aramaeans
The Aramaeans and Southern Syria
Damascus and David of Israel
Damascus during the Reign of Solomon
5. ARAM-DAMASCUS FROM REZON TO THE USURPATION OF HAZEL (ca-844/42 B.C.E.)
The Successors of Rezon
The Etymology of Hezion
Tab-Ramman
Bir-Hadad I
Ahab and the Kings of Damascus
The Assyrian Sources for the Reign of Hadad- idr
The Death of Hadad- idr and the Rise of Hazael
The Bir-Hadad Stela
Conclusion
6. ARAM-DAMASCUS FROM THE RISE OF HAZAEL TO THE FALL OF THE CITY IN 732 B.C.E.
The Reign of Hazael
The Reign of Bir-Hadad III, Son of Hazael
Aram during the Second Quarter of the Eighth Century
The Final Years of Independent Aram
Epilogue
Bibliography
Geographical Names Index
Personal Names Index
Biblical References Index
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