Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter One. Introduction; 1.1 On Comparing Prophets; 1.2 Definition of Prophecy and Divination; 1.3 Prophecy and (Socio- ) Anthropology; 1.4 Comparing Corpora; 1.4.1 Egypt; 1.4.2 The Hittites; 1.4.3 Ugarit; 1.4.4 The Aramaic Inscriptions; 1.4.4.1 The Deir?Alla Inscription; 1.4.4.2 The Zakkur Inscription; 1.4.4.3 Ammon Citadel Inscription; 1.4.4.4 Deir Rifa; 1.4.5 Greece; 1.5 Summary; Part One Prophecy in Old Babylonian Sources; Chapter Two. Introduction to Old Babylonian Prophecy; Chapter Three. Old Babylonian Prophets; 3.1 The Professional (apilum).

3.1.1 A Philological Discussion of the Term apilum3.1.2 Social Role of the apilum ('spokesperson'); 3.2 Lay-Prophets; 3.2.1 Cultic Officials; 3.2.1.1 The muhhûm; 3.2.1.2 The assinnu; 3.2.1.3 The qammatum; 3.2.2 Other Lay-Prophets; 3.3 The nabû; 3.4 Prophetic Groups; 3.5 The Gender of Prophecy; Chapter Four. The Prophetic Message; 4.1 The egerrûm; 4.2 Šuttum--Dream or Vision?; 4.3 Hair and Hem; Chapter Five. Further Aspects of Old Babylonian Prophecy; 5.1 The Deities of Prophecy; 5.2 The Geographical Distribution; 5.3 The Temporal Distribution; 5.4 The Workings of Prophecy.

Chapter Six. ConclusionsPart Two Prophecy in Neo-Assyrian Sources; Chapter Seven. Introduction to Neo-Assyrian Prophecy; Chapter Eight. Neo-Assyrian Prophets; 8.1 The raggintu; 8.2 The mahhû and other (lay- )prophets; 8.3 The Gender of Prophecy; Chapter Nine. The Message; 9.1 The Physical Shape of the Tablets; 9.2 Forms and Function of Prophetic Texts; Chapter Ten. Other Aspects of Neo-Assyrian Prophecy; 10.1 Prophecy and the Cult; 10.2 The Senders (Deities) of Prophecy; 10.3 The Geographic and Temporal Distribution; Chapter Eleven. Conclusions; Part Three Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible.

Chapter Twelve. Introduction to Prophecy in the Hebrew BibleChapter Thirteen. The Messengers; 13.1 The???? (nabi'); 13.1.1 The Etymology of????; 13.1.1.1 The nabi at Ebla; 13.1.1.2 The nabi at Emar; 13.1.1.3 Conclusions of the Etymological Discussion; 13.1.2 The nb' in the Lachish Letters; 13.1.3 The???? in the Hebrew Bible; 13.1.3.1 Prophetic Groups; 13.1.3.2 Prophets in the Pentateuch; 13.1.3.3 The Writing Prophets; 13.1.3.4 Female Prophets; 13.2 The?????; 13.3 The?????; 13.4 Comparison of the??????, the????? and the?????; Chapter Fourteen. Conclusions.

Part Four Comparison and ConclusionChapter Fifteen. Comparison of Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian and Biblical Prophecy; 15.1 Prophetic Groups; 15.2 Cultic Prophecy; 15.3 Music and Prophecy; 15.4 Intercession; 15.5 Female Prophets; 15.6 Transmitting Prophecy; 15.7 Deities of Prophecy; 15.8 Being Sent; Chapter Sixteen. Conclusions; Bibliography; General Index.

Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares all evidence of ancient Near Eastern prophecy, focusing on the Mari texts. It re-evaluates recent scholarship and concludes that prophecy was a widespread phenomenon integrated into divination in general.

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