Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Professors Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee, Dennis Pardee, and David Schloen for their excellent instruction in the language, history, and archaeology of the Levant, for their guidance through the process of composing this monograph, and for their support throughout my time in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department at the University of Chicago. I would also like to especially thank Dennis Pardee for his warm support, encouragement, and direction during my time under his steady tutelage. His teaching and mentorship have been truly invaluable.