The papers presented in Monarchies and Socio-Religious Traditions in the Ancient Near East were
delivered on September 1st 1983 to the Ancient Near and Middle East section (Section 2) of
the XXXIst International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa. They include
contributions on aspects of historical religious social and cultural significance and were
made available as a help to specialist studies in Egyptology Assyriology Old Testament and
related disciplines. From the contents: - L. M. Muntingh: The Conception of Ancient
Syro-Palestinian Kingship in the Light of Contemporary Royal Archives with Special Reference to
the Recent Discoveries at Tell Mardikh (Ebla) in Syria - D. T. Tsumura: The Problem of
Childlessness in the Royal Epic of Ugarit - Z. Weisman: The Prophetic Pattern of Anointing
Kings in Ancient Israel - Y. Ikeda: Hittites and Aramaens in the Land of Bit-Adini - D. J.
Wiseman: Palace and Temple Gardens in the Ancient Near East - K. Mysliwiec: Iconographic
Literary and Political Aspects of an Ancient Egyptian God's Identification with the Monarch -
J. Leclant: Recent Researches in the Pyramids with Texts at Saqqarah
