Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 the Near and Middle East, Geschichte Des Hethitischen Reiches

Klengel's Geschichte des Hethitischen Reiches is the first modern handbook encompassing the whole of the political history of the Hittite Empire (ca. 1700-1200 B.C.). Organized in a strict chronological order, with separate sections on sources and secondary literature preceding each chapter, with chronological tables, a bibliography, and a separate section on political structure, this will be a standard reference work in the field for years to come.

Review:

'[Klengel's] presentation of the state of our knowledge of Hittite history at the colse of the twentieth century will doubtlessly constitute the foundation upon which scholars for the foreseeable future will base further research. Historians of the ancient Near East are all indebted to Professor Klengel and his associates.' Gary Beckman, Journal of American Oriental Society, 2000.