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Anson Frank Rainey (January 11, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was professor emeritus of ancient Near Eastern cultures and Semitic linguistics at Tel Aviv University. He is known in particular for contributions to the study of the Amarna tablets, the noted administrative letters from the period of Pharaoh Akhenaten's rule during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.[1] He authored and edited books and articles on the cultures, languages and geography of the Biblical lands.[2]
- ^ Rollston, C. (2011): Among the last of the titans: Aspects of Professor Anson Rainey's life and legacy (1930–2011) (February 20, 2011); retrieved May 22, 2017
- ^ Obituary (Tel Aviv University)