<正>TheJOURNALOFANCIENTCIVILIZATIONS(JAC)ispublishedannuallybytheInstitutefortheHistoryofAncientCivilizations(NortheastNormalUniversity,Changchun,JilinProvince,People’sRepublicofChina).JACprovidesaforumforthediscussionofvariousaspectsoftheculturalandhistoricalprocessesintheAncientNearEasternandMediterraneanworld,encompassingstudiesofinpidualcivilizationsaswellascommonelements,contactsandinteractionsamongthem(e.g.,insuchtraditionalfieldsasAssyriology,
