Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses

http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/

A bit like DDD, but free. Here's the first part of the article on Nabu:

Nabu (god)

Patron deity of Borsippa, god of wisdom and writing. In the first millennium BCE, Nabu is one of the most important Mesopotamian deities. First a minister of Marduk, he later becomes his co-regent at the head of the pantheon. Nabu's influence on Mesopotamian culture is significant well into the later periods. Nabu appears in the Bible as Nebo.

Functions

Late Babylonian stamp seal depicting symbols of Nabu and Marduk on a protective dragon. British Museum BM 108849.

Nabu is the patron deity of Borsippa as well as the minister and scribe of Marduk. Nabu's most important scribal duty was effected annually on the 11th day of Nisannu (the first month of the year), marking the end of the akītu TT -festival: having settled the fate of the land with Marduk whom he saved, Nabu inscribed it on the Tablet of Destinies, in accordance with the creation myth Enūma eliš TT .
Probably as a consequence of his scribal role, Nabu soon became god of writing, progressively taking over from the goddess Nidaba in that function. As god of writing, Nabu was also the patron of scribes, commonly invoked in the colophons of texts. From god of writing Nabu became lord of wisdom, thus inheriting a characteristic of his divine ancestor Enki/Ea who was traditionally accepted as the father of Marduk.
In the Neo-Babylonian period Nabu was on a par with Bel/Marduk as joint heads of the pantheon and co-rulers of the universe (Pomponio 1978: 100).

Oxford Classical Abbreviations List

http://classics.oxfordre.com/page/abbreviation-list/

From the home page:

Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4^th Edition

Abbreviations List: Downloadable abbreviations PDF
General Abbreviations can be found here.
Authors and Books Note: [- -] names of authors or works in square brackets indicate false or doubtful attributions.  A small number above the line indicates the number of an edition

A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X ·Y ·Z

Maps of Ancient Texts

http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/free-maps/maps-for-texts/

In this series, the Center compiles maps for ancient texts which can be usefully illustrated in this way.  Naturally, the likelihood is that in most, perhaps all, instances these texts were not originally accompanied by maps.  The series is openly licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0.  Please direct all questions or comments to awmc@unc.edu.

Completed:

Theophanes, Journeys between Hermopolis and Antioch

The Center’s single, static map (available via dropbox) plots Theophanes’ journeys between Hermopolis and Antioch in the early fourth century C.E., as recorded in the Rylands Papyri. The map is based on the edition by Colin Roberts (1952), and the translation by John Matthews, The Journey of Theophanes: Travel, Business, and Daily Life in the Roman East (2006). The name-forms and dates marked are as in the papyri.

Hierokles, Synekdemos

The Center’s single, interactive web map (available via the link above) follows the text of Hierokles, Synekdemos in Ernest Honigmann’s edition (Brussels, 1939), and aims to supersede his four maps.  With the Center’s Map Tiles as its base, the map marks all cities and regions which may identified and located with at least some confidence according to the Barrington Atlas and related publications listed below.  Greek names are transliterated as in the Barrington Atlas (see Directory, p. vii).  A full database lists all the place-names in the Synekdemos with references (thus including those that cannot be located and marked on the map).  In addition, the text of Honigmann’s edition of the Synekdemos (and of the geographic work of George of Cyprus) is accessible via the Center’s Dropbox.  On Hierokles and George of Cyprus, see further briefly, The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, ss. vv.

Ptolemy, Table of Important Cities

Two maps, each in two versions, are offered.  They are produced by Richard Talbert, Gabriel Moss, Alexandra Locking, Peter Raleigh, and the staff of the Center.  Both maps are based on the edition by Lutz Koch, Florian Mittenhuber, and Alfred Stückelberger in Ptolemaios Handbuch der Geographie, vol. 3 (Basel, 2009).  One map (labelled “ancient”) adopts Ptolemy’s projection as drawn by Alfred Stückelberger et al, ibid. vols. 1-2 (2006), using files kindly provided by them, with all sites marked at Ptolemy’s co-ordinates.  The other map (labelled “modern”, ending at longitude 90 degrees E) is based on Antiquity à-la-Carte and shows all the sites which can be located, positioning and naming them as in the Barrington Atlas.  For both maps, one version (labelled “original”) shows only sites originally included in the Table; the other version (labelled “all”) includes sites only added in some later manuscripts.  A searchable directory provides further information on all names in the Table, including the Barrington Atlas reference for each.
All files available for download via Dropbox.

Forthcoming:

Arrian, Periplus of the Black Sea

Dionysius of Byzantium, Treatise on the Bosporus

Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament

Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament (JESOT) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the academic and evangelical study of the Old Testament. The journal seeks to fill a need in academia by providing a venue for high-level scholarship on the Old Testament from an evangelical standpoint. The journal is not affiliated with any particular academic institution, and with an international editorial board, online format, and multi-language submissions, JESOT cultivates and promotes Old Testament scholarship in the evangelical global community. The journal differs from many evangelical journals in that it seeks to publish current academic research in the areas of ancient Near Eastern backgrounds, Dead Sea Scrolls, Rabbinics, Linguistics, Septuagint, Research Methodology, Literary Analysis, Exegesis, Text Criticism, and Theology as they pertain only to the Old Testament. The journal will be freely available to the scholarly community and will be published bi-annually online. Hard copies will be produced by request. JESOT also includes up-to-date book reviews on various academic studies of the Old Testament.

• 1.1 (2012)
• 1.2 (2012)
• 2.1 (2013)
• 2.2 (2013)
• 3.1 (2014)
• 3.2 (2014)
• 4.1 (2015)
• 4.2 (2015)
• 5.1 (2016)
• 5.2 (2016-2017)

The Folio: Bulletin of the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center, a research center of the Claremont School of Theology

http://www.abmc.org/services_folio.html

From the site:

For over 3,000 years, scribes copied the texts of the Bible from manuscript to manuscript by hand. No scribe, no matter how committed, diligent, or unbiased, produced an error-free copy. Indeed, many scribes felt compelled to change the text in accordance with their own theological traditions.
Since significant differences exist among all Biblical manuscripts, today each surviving manuscript represents a unique witness that must be studied in comparison with others. Unfortunately, extant manuscripts are scattered around the world, and geographical, financial, and political barriers hinder scholarly access.
The ABMC serves as an archive for accurate copies of original source materials of the Jewish and Christian Bibles. The mission of the ABMC is two-fold: preservation and research. Above all, the ABMC seeks to foster greater accuracy in textual work on the Bible.
For more information:
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Below are PDF format files of each volume of The Folio, the Bulletin of the ABMC. Readers are welcome to download and print editions for their personal use. To download, click on the file and Adobe Acrobat will automatically open with the first page of the volume displayed. If your browser does not support JAVA scripting, you may right click and save the file to your hard drive. Requests for publications or distribution should be made to the ABMC. Volume 32, Number 1 (Spring 2015) Volume 31, Number 2 (Winter 2015) Volume 31, Number 1 (Spring 2014) Volume 30, Number 2 (Fall 2013) Volume 30, Number 1 (Spring 2013) Volume 29, Number 2 (Fall 2012) Volume 29, Number 1 (Spring 2012) Volume 28, Number 2 (Fall 2011) Volume 28, Number 1 (Spring 2011) Volume 27, Number 2 (Fall 2010) Volume 27, Number 1 (Spring 2010) Volume 26, Number 2 (Fall 2009) Volume 26, Number 1 (Spring 2009) Volume 25, Number 2 (Fall 2008) Volume 25, Number 1 (Spring 2008) Volume 24, Number 2 (Fall 2007) Volume 24, Number 1 (Spring 2007) Volume 23, Number 2 (Fall 2006) Volume 23, Number 1 (Spring 2006) Volume 22, Number 2 (Fall 2005) Volume 22, Number 1 (Spring 2005) Volume 21, Number 2 (Fall 2004) Volume 21, Number 1 (Spring 2004) Volume 20, Number 2 (Fall 2003) Volume 20, Number 1 (Spring 2003) Volume 19, Number 2 (Fall 2002) Volume 19, Number 1 (Spring 2002) Volume 18, Number 2 (Fall 2001) Volume 18, Number 1 (Spring 2001) Volume 17, Number 2 (Fall 2000) Volume 17, Number 1 (Spring 2000) Volume 16, Number 1 (Summer 1999) Volume 15, Number 1 (Fall 1998) Volume 14, Number 1 (Fall 1997) Volume 13, Number 2 (Fall 1995) Volume 13, Number 1 (Winter 1995) Volume 12, Numbers 3-4 (Winter 1993) Volume 12, Number 2 (Summer 1992) Volume 12, Number 1 (Spring 1992) Volume 11, Number 4 (Winter 1992) Volume 11, Number 3 (Fall 1991)   Volume 11, Number 2 (Summer 1991) Volume 11, Number 1 (Spring 1991) Volume 10, Number 4 (Winter 1991) Volume 10, Number 3 (November 1990) Volume 10, Number 2 (August 1990) Volume 10, Number 1 (February-March 1990) Volume 9, nos. 1-2 (January-August 1989) Volume 9, Number 4 (Dec 1989-Jan 1990) Volume 9, Number 3 (October 1989) Volume 7 (1987) [no volume 8 published] Volume 6, Number 3 (Fall 1986) Volume 6, Number 2 (Summer 1986) Volume 6, Number 1 (April 1986) Volume 5, nos. 2-3 (July-October 1985) Volume 5, Number 4 (January 1986) Volume 5, Number 1 (April 1985) Volume 4, Number 4 (January 1985) Volume 4, Number 3 (October 1984) Volume 4, Number 2 (July 1984) Volume 4, Number 1 (April 1984) Volume 3, nos. 3-4 (Sept 1983-Jan 1984) Volume 3, nos. 1-2 (March-June 1983) Volume 2, nos. 3-4 (Sept-Dec 1982) Volume 2, Number 2 (June 1982) Volume 2, Number 1 (March 1982) Volume 1, Number 1 (December 1981)

ANE Placemarks for Google Earth -- update

http://www.lingfil.uu.se/research/assyriology/earth/

From the website:
A preliminary set of placemarks (ANE.kmz) for Google Earth of a selection of the most important archaeological sites in the Ancient Near East can be downloaded here (as an alternative try right-click or ctrl-click).

Ancient Near East Placemarks on Google Earth with alphabetic listing.

ANE.kmz works with Google Earth, which has to be downloaded (free at earth.google.com). When opened inside Google Earth, ANE.kmz gives, to the left, an alphabetic list of ancient sites and, to the right, on the satellite photo the same sites marked. For the moment, there are some 2500 sites with modern names; among them some 400 have ancient names. Additions of more sites are planned.
Ancient name is written without parenthesis. Modern name is within parenthesis. Most sites have been identified on the satelite photos. However, a few sites are only placed in the possible area, e.g. in a village with the right name when the site may be outside (if so marked with question mark ? after the parenthesis around the modern name). Question mark after ancient name means that identification is not yet proven. Question mark efter modern name (but before parenthesis around the name) means spelling of name uncertain. Two question marks ?? at the end indicate that it may not be a site but could possibly be a natural hill.
The preliminary work has received support from the University of Uppsala, the Urban Mind Project at Mistra, and the Excellence Cluster Topoi at Freie Universität Berlin.
A short introduction to the project dealing with ANE on Google Earth can be read in my manuscript paper Ancient Near East on Google Earth: Problems, Preliminary results, and Prospect.

New installation

With Google Earth already installed, just double click the ANE.kmz icon. You find all archaeological sites listed in your left panel of Google Earth under Places/My Places. They can be rearranged, deleted or extended later on by yourself. Double click the name of a city in your left panel in order to go to the site. (Due to a program bug, people having Adobe Photoshop may experience that this program tries to take over the .kmz file. If so, choose open with Google Earth, or open the .kmz file from inside Google Earth.)
There are two options after the first session.
1. You never save when leaving Google Earth. Then you keep your ANE.kmz and double click the icon each time you want to use it.
2. The alternative is that you save when leaving Google Earth when beeing asked. Now you keep the placemarks in your left panel. If you use this possibility it is important that you delete the ANE.kmz file because otherwise you will get duplicate names.

Updating

Two alternatives:
1. If you never saved before leaving Google Earth you can just throw the old ANE.kmz away and use a new downloaded ANE.kmz.
2. If you saved, you have all cities listed inside Google Earth. Go to your left panel and mark My Places (if you want to get rid of all there) or all the site names from the old ANE list (if you have more to keep in My Places). Delete what you have marked. Now double click the new ANE.kmz icon and save when leaving Google Earth, if you want to keep the new placemarks. If you don't delete the old ones, there will be double names on every site in Google Earth. Delete the ANE.kmz file if you saved the placemarkes inside Google Earth.
Until someone else comes up with a better, more permanent solution, these placemarks may be updated. Any correction or addition with coordinates could be sent to Olof Pedersén. No support is offered.

Open Access Monograph Series: International Voices in Biblical Studies

International Voices in Biblical Studies
ISSN: 1949-8411

Welcome to International Voices in Biblical Studies (Online ISSN 1949-8411), an online, peer reviewed, open-access book series that provides a platform for biblical critics and authors particularly from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Eastern Europe.The series will publish scholarly, creative, and compelling works that engage the biblical text, its history, reception, and interpretation. Works could be traditional or experimental in method and perspective, but with serious attention to context, be it local, regional or global. Submissions in local vernaculars will also be considered. Whenever possible, the works will be published in English and the primary language of the author. 

A Samoan Reading of Discipleship in Matthew By Vaitusi Nofoaiga, 2017	Download	Paperback	Hardcover
Reading Ruth in Asia edited by Jione Havea and Peter H. W. Lau, 2015	Download	Paperback	Hardcover
Migration and Diaspora: Exegetical Voices of Women in Northeast Asian Countries Hisako Kinukawa, 2014	Download	Paperback	Hardcover
Zer Rimonim: Studies in Biblical Literature and Jewish Exegesis Michael Avioz, 2013	Download	Paperback	Hardcover
Women at Work in the Deuteronomistic History Mercedes L. García Bachmann, 2013	Download	Paperback	Hardcover
The Old Testament and Christian Spirituality: Theoretical and Practical Essays from a South African Perspective Christo Lombaard, 2012	Download	Paperback
Reading Ezra 9–10 Tu’a-Wise: Rethinking Biblical Interpretation in Oceania Nasili Vaka’uta, 2011	Download	Paperback
Global Hermeneutics? Reflections and Consequences Knut Holter and Louis Jonker, 2010	Download	Paperback