| Control Number | UPD-00000018791 |
| Date and Time of Latest Transaction | 20090716193541.0 |
| General Information | 080209s1946 us 000 eng |
| Language Code | eng |
| Authentication Code | DMLUC |
| Local Call Number | BL 96 F8 |
| Main Entry - Personal Name | Frankfort, Henri, 1897-1954. |
| Title Statement | The intellectual adventure of ancient man : an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East / by H. and H. A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen [and] William A. Irwin |
| Publication, Distribution, Etc. | Chicago : The University of Chicago press, [1946] |
| Physical Description | vii, 401 p |
| General Note | "An Oriental institute essay." |
| | "Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago."--Pref |
| Formatted Contents Note | Introduction: Myth and reality /by H. and H. A. Frankfort.--Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life / by J. A. Wilson.--Mesopotamia: The cosmos as a state. The function of the state. The good life / by Thorkild Jacobsen.--The Hebrews: God. Man. Man in the world. Nation, society, and politics /by W. A. Irwin. Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth /by H. and H. A. Frankfort |
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term | *Religious thought -- To 600 |
| | Civilization, Ancient |
| | Philosophy, Ancient |
| Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name | Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622 |
| Added Entry - Personal Name | Frankfort, Henriette Antonia (Groenewegen), 1896- |
| | Irwin, William Andrew, 1884- |
| | Jacobsen, Thorkild, 1904- |
| | Wilson, John Albert, 1899- |
| Collection Category | FO |
| Format | Paper |
| Location | UP DMLS BL 96 F8 00100016 Regular Circulation 29875 |
| | UP DMLS BL 96 F8 00100018 Regular Circulation 41628 |
| | UP DMLS BL 96 F8 00100016 Regular Circulation 29875 |
| | UP DMLS BL 96 F8 00100018 Regular Circulation 41628 |
| Textual Physical Form Designator | Book |
