Syrian Ambassador to U.S. Asks BAR to Print Ebla Letter Rejected by New York Times

BAR’s article, "Syria Tries to Influence Ebla Scholarship," BAR 05:02, reported on Syrian government efforts to pressure Ebla scholars into emphasizing the Ebla tablets’ importance for "proto-Syrian" history and to play down the tablets’ Biblical connections. BAR’s article receiv...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1979
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1979, Volume: 5, Issue: 5
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:BAR’s article, "Syria Tries to Influence Ebla Scholarship," BAR 05:02, reported on Syrian government efforts to pressure Ebla scholars into emphasizing the Ebla tablets’ importance for "proto-Syrian" history and to play down the tablets’ Biblical connections. BAR’s article received world-wide publicity. Stories based on it appeared in scores of American and foreign newspapers and […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review