This festschrift is dedicated to His Imperial Highness Prince Takahito Mikasa, youngest brother of the late Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and uncle of the present Emperor (Akihito).

From the contents:

- Adnan Bounni: New Light on the Eastern Mediterranean after Fifteen Years of Excavations at Ras Ibn Hani (Syria)
- Muayad Said Damerji: The Second Treasure of Nimrud
- M. A. Dandamayev: Elamite Workers in Achaemenid Babylonia
- Namio Egami: The Current Designs among Ancient Eurasian Equestrian Peoples
- Cyrus H. Gordon: New Directions in the Study of ancient Middle Eastern Cultures
- Yutaka Ikeda: King Solomon and His Red Sea Trade
- Tomoo Ishida: The Role of Nathan the Prophet in the Episode of Solomon's Birth
- Ahmed Kadry: Oracle of Amon-Re and the Decadence of Egypt's Ancient Civilization