Near Eastern studies

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This festschrift is dedicated to His Imperial Highness Prince Takahito Mikasa, youngest brother of the late Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and uncle of the present Emperor (Akihito). From the contents: - Adnan Bounni: New Light on the Eastern Mediterranean after Fifteen Years of Excavations at Ras Ibn Hani (Syria) - Muayad Said Damerji: The Second Treasure of Nimrud - M. A. Dandamayev: Elamite Workers in Achaemenid Babylonia - Namio Egami: The Current Designs among Ancient Eurasian Equestrian Peoples - Cyrus H. Gordon: New Directions in the Study of ancient Middle Eastern Cultures - Yutaka Ikeda: King Solomon and His Red Sea Trade - Tomoo Ishida: The Role of Nathan the Prophet in the Episode of Solomon's Birth - Ahmed Kadry: Oracle of Amon-Re and the Decadence of Egypt's Ancient Civilization