Festschrift für Burkhart Kienast

This festschrift devoted to the ancient Near Eastern scholar B. Kienast (Freiburg) contains 41 contributions (almost all in English and German) on history, literature, and languages of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Israel. Among others, H. Schaudig writes about Nabonid, the "Archaeologist on the throne," P. Steinkeller on Lugalzagesi's Origin, J. Hengstl on the Etana epic, and J. Tropper on the language of Ebla.