Gary Beckman

Gary Michael Beckman (born 1948) is a noted Hittitologist and Professor of Hittite and Mesopotamian Studies at the University of Michigan.^[1] He has written several books on the Hittites: his publication Hittite Diplomatic Texts and Hittite Myths were both republished twice—in 1991 and 1999 respectively.^[2][3] As a Hittitologist, Professor Gary Beckman also wrote an article on Hittite Chronology in Akkadica 119-120 (2000)^[4] while he served as an editor of the 2003 book Hittite Studies in Honor of Harry A. Hoffner, Jr: On the Occasion of His 65th Birthday.^[5] Beckman also composed a book review of Trevor Bryce's influential book, The Kingdom of the Hittites in the Bryn Mawr Classical Review.^[6]

Dr. Beckman participated as an academic advisor for the 2003 Tolga Örnek film "Hititler" (or "Hittites" in English) which discussed the history and culture of the Hittites.^[7] In 2008, Professor Beckman reviewed a book concerning "regime change" and their impact upon local societies in the Middle East from ancient times to the modern era.^[8] He observed that cultural and administrative changes did not typically happen until approximately two generations (or 50 years) had passed from the overthrow of the previous ruling regime.

Works

Source:^[9]

• Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen, (Padova: Sargon, 1996).
• Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale. II. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. (Bethesda, MD: CDL Press, 1995).
• Hittite Diplomatic Texts. Writings from the Ancient World, Volume 7. (Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1996) [second Edition, 1999].
• The Epic of Gilgamesh (Norton Critical Editions), with Benjamin R. Foster and Douglas Frayne (New York: W. W. Norton, 2001).
• Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale. 4.Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection (Bethesda, MD: CDL Press, 2000).
• Hittite Myths, (co-editor), Scholars Press; 2nd edition (1991)
• A Hittite Ritual for Depression (CTV 432) PDF 2007
• The Hittites Make Peace PDF Univ. of Michigan Library, 2014
• Chapter 5 Hittite Literature by Gary Beckman PDF in "From an Antique Land: An Introduction To Ancient Near Eastern Literature" (ed: Carl S. Ehrlich), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2009

See also

• History of the Hittites