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Author | : A. Leo Oppenheim |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 2013-01-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 022617767X |
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"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."—Edward B. Garside, New York Times Book Review Ancient Mesopotamia—the area now called Iraq—has received less attention than ancient Egypt and other long-extinct and more spectacular civilizations. But numerous small clay tablets buried in the desert soil for thousands of years make it possible for us to know more about the people of ancient Mesopotamia than any other land in the early Near East. Professor Oppenheim, who studied these tablets for more than thirty years, used his intimate knowledge of long-dead languages to put together a distinctively personal picture of the Mesopotamians of some three thousand years ago. Following Oppenheim's death, Erica Reiner used the author's outline to complete the revisions he had begun. "To any serious student of Mesopotamian civilization, this is one of the most valuable books ever written."—Leonard Cottrell, Book Week "Leo Oppenheim has made a bold, brave, pioneering attempt to present a synthesis of the vast mass of philological and archaeological data that have accumulated over the past hundred years in the field of Assyriological research."—Samuel Noah Kramer, Archaeology A. Leo Oppenheim, one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of our time, was editor in charge of the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute and John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Chicago.
Author | : Susan Pollock |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1999-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521575683 |
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Innovative study of the early state and urban societies in Mesopotamia, c. 5000 to 2100 BC.
Author | : Stephen Bertman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2005-07-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195183649 |
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Modern-day archaeological discoveries in the Near East continue to illuminate man's understanding of the ancient world. This illustrated handbook describes the culture, history, and people of Mesopotamia, as well as their struggle for survival and happiness.
Author | : Marc Van De Mieroop |
Publisher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1997-11-13 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0191588458 |
Download The Ancient Mesopotamian City Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Urban history starts in ancient Mesopotamia. In this volume Marc Van De Mieroop examines the evolution of the very earliest cities which, for millennia, inspired the rest of the ancient world. The city determined every aspect of Mesopotamian civilization, and the political and social structure, economy, literature, and arts of Mesopotamian culture cannot be understood without acknowledging their urban background. - ;Urban history starts in ancient Mesopotamia: the earliest known cities developed there as the result of long indigenous processes, and, for millennia, the city determined every aspect of Mesopotamian civilization. Marc Van De Mieroop examines urban life in the historical period, investigating urban topography, the role of cities as centres of culture, their political and social structures, economy, literature, and the arts. He draws on material from the entirety of Mesopotamian history, from c. 3000 to 300 BC, and from both Babylonia and Assyria, arguing that the Mesopotamian city can be regarded as a prototype that inspired the rest of the ancient world and shared characteristics with the European cities of antiquity. -
Author | : Captivating History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2019-12-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781647481797 |
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The Ancient Sumerians In a Nutshell The History of the Epic Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it The Assyrians Arrive in Mesopotamia: The Early Assyrian Period The Land of the Babylonians Who Are the Persians? The History of Human Population in Iran
Author | : Jean Bottéro |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2001-09-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801868641 |
Download Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Described by the editor as unpretentious roamings on the odd little byways of the history of ancient Mesopotamia, these 15 articles were originally published in the French journal L'Histoire and are designed to serve as an introductory sampling of the historical research on the lost civilization. Chapters explore cuisine, sexuality, women's rights, architecture, magic and medicine, myth, legend, and other aspects of Mesopotamian life. Originally published as Initiation a l'Orient ancien . Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Nicholas Postgate |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136788638 |
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The roots of our modern world lie in the civilization of Mesopotamia, which saw the development of the first urban society and the invention of writing. The cuneiform texts reveal the technological and social innovations of Sumer and Babylonia as surprisingly modern, and the influence of this fascinating culture was felt throughout the Near East. Early Mesopotamia gives an entirely new account, integrating the archaeology with historical data which until now have been largely scattered in specialist literature.
Author | : Matt Doeden |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications ™ |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1541508033 |
Download Tools and Treasures of Ancient Mesopotamia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
How often do you write or read? Do you live in or near a city? Writing and cities both began in ancient Mesopotamia. Six thousand years ago, the ancient Mesopotamians created tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Mesopotamians lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!
Author | : Guillermo Algaze |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2009-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0226013782 |
Download Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The alluvial lowlands of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Mesopotamia are widely known as the “cradle of civilization,” owing to the scale of the processes of urbanization that took place in the area by the second half of the fourth millennium BCE. In Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization, Guillermo Algaze draws on the work of modern economic geographers to explore how the unique river-based ecology and geography of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium affected the development of urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia. He argues that these natural conditions granted southern polities significant competitive advantages over their landlocked rivals elsewhere in Southwest Asia, most importantly the ability to easily transport commodities. In due course, this resulted in increased trade and economic activity and higher population densities in the south than were possible elsewhere. As southern polities grew in scale and complexity throughout the fourth millennium, revolutionary new forms of labor organization and record keeping were created, and it is these socially created innovations, Algaze argues, that ultimately account for why fully developed city-states emerged earlier in southern Mesopotamia than elsewhere in Southwest Asia or the world.
Author | : Carol Moss |
Publisher | : Children's Press(CT) |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1999-03 |
Genre | : Iraq |
ISBN | : 9780531159309 |
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Describes the enormous accomplishments of the Sumerians and Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia in every scientific area, a heritage which affects our own everyday lives.