Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-163) and index
I. Egypt / D.B. Redford -- "The king of upper and lower Egypt" -- the Egyptian state -- "Extending the boundaries" -- Egyptian imperialism -- "The land spins round" -- Egyptian revolution -- "Revered before his Lord" -- the Egyptian autobiography -- " ... in the stories of those who were aforetime" -- Egyptian narratives -- "And the great God laughed" -- the Egyptian wit -- II. Mesopotamia / A.K. Grayson -- "Read the stele which I ... have written for posterity" -- the idea of history -- "Enlil subdued all lands under him" -- the idea of imperialism -- "Rebellions in Assyria" -- revolution as resistance to imperialism -- "O sin ... deliver me" -- Nabonidus and the Fall of Babylon -- "A barmaid ... became king" -- women in power -- "They embraced one another" -- Mesopotamian attitudes toward sex
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Grayson, Albert Kirk, editor; Redford, Donald B., editor
