A Grammar of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Vol. I: Unis

$74.50 $52.15

A Grammar of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts is a six-volume study of the earliest comprehensive corpus of ancient Egyptian texts, inscribed in the pyramids of five pharaohs of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2325–2150 BC) and several of their queens. The first volume, devoted to the earliest corpus, that of Unis, is based on a database that allows for detailed analysis of the orthography of the texts and every aspect of their grammar; it includes a complete hieroglyphic lexicon of the texts and a consecutive transcription and translation on facing pages.

“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”

Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives

$59.50 $35.70

Using textual and archaeological materials from the ancient Near East in a comparative way, in conjunction with the Torah&rsqho;s narratives and with other biblical texts, the contributors to this volume (specialists in ancient Egypt, ancient Near Eastern culture and history, and biblical studies) maintain that the reports in the Hebrew Bible should not be cavalierly dismissed for ideological reasons but, rather, should be deemed to contain authentic memories.

Of Courtiers and Kings

The Biblical Daniel Narratives and Ancient Story-Collections

$69.50 $41.70

An innovative approach to biblical Book of Daniel, this book places Daniel against the background of story-collections, an ancient genre that began in Egypt in the mid-second millennium B.C.E. This work focuses on Daniel 6–4 and provides detailed comparisons with specific bodies of story-collections and other related material from the Ancient Near East. In this regard, special attention is given to Egyptian court tales, a large corpus mostly neglected by previous biblical scholars. Thus, this book brings new evidence and fresh insights to the field of Daniel studies.

“An Excellent Fortress for His Armies, a Refuge for the People”

Egyptological, Archaeological, and Biblical Studies in Honor of James K. Hoffmeier

$99.95 $59.97

Dedicated to James Hoffmeier, a giant in the field of Egyptology, this volume features essays written by more than thirty of his colleagues, former students, and friends. The contributions cover the second and first millennia BCE—from the Egyptian Old Kingdom through the Persian period—as well as New Testament times. The subjects covered include archaeology, biblical studies, Egyptology, and, of course, how these fields intersect with one another.

The Road Taken

An Archaeologist’s Journey to the Land of the Bible

Seymour (Sy) Gitin

“Sy Gitin reinvented American archaeology in the Middle East. A uniquely talented raconteur, scholar, and Mensch, he transformed the sleepy American archaeological school in Jerusalem into an engine propelling meaningful collaboration across daunting divides. Here’s the account—filled with remarkable scientific, political, diplomatic, and above all human surprises, and not a few great stories—of a pioneer in scholarship without borders. The result is a manual for thinking about any historical field from the actual ground up.”—Baruch Halpern, author of The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History

As Above, So Below

Religion and Geography

Edited by Gina Konstantopoulos and Shana Zaia

In press!
This volume addresses the nexus of religion and geography in the ancient Near East through case studies of various time periods and regions. Using Sumerian, Akkadian, and Aramaic text corpora, iconography, and archaeological evidence, the contributors illuminate the diverse phenomena that occur when religion is viewed through the lenses of space and place.

Text and Ritual in the Pentateuch

A Systematic and Comparative Approach

Edited by Christophe Nihan and Julia Rhyder

In press!
“The contributions to Text and Ritual in the Pentateuch contrast the relationship between text and ritual in ancient Israel with that of other ancient Mediterranean and Western Asian societies and thus gain new insights for the challenge of reconstructing the performance of ancient rituals from written sources.”—Thomas Hieke, author of Die Genealogien der Genesis

PSU Press Journals is very happy to introduce our new Production Coordinators! We welcome Komal Ganjoo and Leah Noel to our team as they bring many years of experience in publishing to the PSU Press.

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters is putting out a call for papers for upcoming issues! The journal presents cutting-edge research for scholars, teachers, postgraduate students, and advanced undergraduates related specifically to study of the Apostle Paul and cognate areas. The Apostle Paul stands as an incredibly important figure within the religious and intellectual history of Christianity and Judaism in the first century. Consider submitting an article today.

The Persian Revival

The Imperialism of the Copy in Iranian and Parsi Architecture

Talinn Grigor

“The Persian Revival is an original study that builds a strong case for the transmission and deployment of knowledge across regions and cultural realms. It does so for a hitherto uncharted period and region—one that has not received adequate scholarly attention—and makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on global art and architectural histories of the long nineteenth century.”—Madhuri Desai, author of Banaras Reconstructed: Architecture and Sacred Space in a Hindu Holy City

Historical Implications of Jewish Surnames in the Old Kingdom of Romania

Alexander Avram

“Historical Implications of Jewish Surnames in the Old Kingdom of Romania represents an important contribution to the domains of onomastics and history. On the one hand, with scholarly rigor, the author analyzes Jewish Romanian—based and Romanianized surnames. On the other hand, the book is an exemplary study illustrating how onomastics can be used as a major tool to study the social history of a population group.”—Alexander Beider, author of A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciation, and Migrations