Paul-Alain Beaulieu

Books

• L'introduction du cheval et du char de guerre au Proche-Orient au IIe millénaire av. J.C..
• The Reign of Nabonidus, King of Babylon, 556–539 B.C.. This was the first book in 60 years about Nabonidus, who was himself something of an archaeologist. In contrast to the previous book by Raymond P. Dougherty, Beaulieu's book downplays the role of Nabonidus' heterodox religious beliefs in causing his split rule with his son Belshazzar, instead highlighting political and economic factors. Beaulieu also compares the historical documents on Nabonidus' rule with the accounts of the same time in the Book of Daniel.
• Late Babylonian Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection, Vol. 1.
• Legal and Administrative Texts from the Reign of Nabonidus. This book describes some 313 tablets from Uruk, in the collections of Yale University. They include letters on religious matters, land transfers, sales contracts, and legal documents.
• The Pantheon of Uruk During the Neo-Babylonian Period. Reviewer Robert D. Biggs writes that "this is a major contribution to the study of ancient Mesopotamia" while M. A. Dandamayev calls it "an enormous step in the study of Babylonian religion". It includes chapters on the clothing ceremony, offering lists, and individual gods and their companions, and focuses particular attention on Ishtar, the "lady of Uruk".
• A History of Babylon.