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Vient de paraître (novembre 2013) l'ouvrage sous la direction de Mark Chavalas,Women in the Ancient Near East.Women in the Ancient Near EastMark Chavalas (Editor)Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient WorldRoutledge, London &#38; New York, 2013Paperback: 336 pages / Language: English / ISBN-10: 0415448565 / ISBN-13: 978-0415448567Women in the Ancient Near East provides a collection of primary sources that further our understanding of women from Mesopotamian and Near Eastern civilizations, from the earliest historical and literary texts in the third millennium bc to the to the end of Mesopotamian political autonomy in the sixth century bc. This book is a valuable resource for historians of the Near East and for those studying women in the ancient world. It moves beyond simply identifying women in the Near East to attempting to place them in historical and literary context, following the latest research. A number of literary genres are represented, including myths and epics, proverbs, medical texts, law collections, letters, treaties, as well as building, dedicatory, and funerary inscriptions.       Introduction, by Mark W. ChavalasAn exploration of the world of women in third-millennium Mesopotamia, by Harriet CrawfordThe feminine in myths and epic, by Alhena GadottiSumerian wisdom literature, by Alhena GadottiAkkadian wisdom literature, by Karen Nemet-NejatMedecine and healing magic, by Joann ScurlockWomen  and law, by Martha T. RothThe Epic of Gilgamesh, by Karen Nemet-NejatThe Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld compared to Nergal and Ereshkigal, by Karen Nemet-NejatAkkadian Texts – Women in letters : Old Assyrian Kaniš, by Cécile MichelAkkadian Texts – Women in letters : The Neo-Assyrian period, by Sarah C. MelvilleWomen in Neo-Assyrian Texts, by Sarah C. MelvilleWomen in Neo-Assyrian Inscriptions, by Karen Nemet-NejatWomen in Hittite ritual, by Billie Jean CollinsHurro-Hittite stories and Hittite pregnancy and birth rituals, by Mary Bachvarova&#160;&#160;