Cyrus H. GordonJoseph ReiderTheodor H. GasterKline, Meredith G2023-05-222018-10-051956-03-142018-10-05https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/27571At the outset it was a primary purpose of this study to present the available sources relevant to the ha-BI-ru problem. But when the compilations of Bottéro and Greenberg appeared, the present writer's efforts were directed exclusively to the formulation of an interpretation of the texts.Comparative LiteratureCultural HistoryHistory of ReligionIntellectual HistoryIslamic World and Near East HistoryJewish StudiesLanguage Interpretation and TranslationNear Eastern Languages and SocietiesDissertation/Thesis