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Exhibitions at the British Museum are always accompanied by catalogues, which are often worthwhile books in their own right; this one is no exception and would serve very well as an introduction to the subject. There are twelve chapters on Sheba in western popular culture and legend, what exactly is known about Saba' and the Sabaeans (the kingdom in southern Arabia associated with Sheba), the incense trade, agriculture, arts, architecture, languages and writing, religion and death and funerary practices. Over 300 items are described and illustrated with colour photographs and the production is beautiful throughout.
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St John Simpson is an Assistant Keeper in The British Museum and is responsible for the ancient Arabia, Iran and aeAlexander to IslamAe period collections in the Department of the Ancient Near East.
Exhibitions at the British Museum are always accompanied by catalogues, which are often worthwhile books in their own right; this one is no exception and would serve very well as an introduction to the subject. There are twelve chapters on Sheba in western popular culture and legend, what exactly is known about Saba' and the Sabaeans (the kingdom in southern Arabia associated with Sheba), the incense trade, agriculture, arts, architecture, languages and writing, religion and death and funerary practices. Over 300 items are described and illustrated with colour photographs and the production is beautiful throughout.
About the Author
St John Simpson is an Assistant Keeper in The British Museum and is responsible for the ancient Arabia, Iran and aeAlexander to IslamAe period collections in the Department of the Ancient Near East.
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- On the Reliability of the Old Testament by K. A. Kitchen in Back Matter
- Mamluks And Ottomans: Studies In honour Of Michael Winter (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History) (Routledgecurzon Studies in Middle Eastern History) by D. Wasserstein on page 203
- David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition by Israel Finkelstein in Back Matter
- Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume II of II by Yoel Natan in Back Matter
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