Explores the history of the Sumerians of Mesopotamia through archaelogical discoveries.
When ancient Mesopotamia was rediscovered in the last century, British scholars were at the forefront of international research. Public excitement has been reflected in pictures and poems, films and fashion.
Presents an introduction to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, from the earliest rise of the Sumerians to the seventh century C.E. Sasanian period, discussing the history, government, literature, religion, art, and architecture of ...
cles; Greenstein 1995: autobiographies in ancient Western Asia; Kramer 1981: the first historian; Liverani 1995: the deeds of ancient Mesopotamian kings; Luckenbill 1924: Sennacherib's annals; Luckenbill 1926-27: Assyrian and Babylonian ...
In Ancient Mesopotamia, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the ancient Mesopotamians, including their extraordinary cultural achievements and technological wonders.
"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 ...
Clay The earliest Mesopotamian technology was used for making clay pottery . It dates back more than 8,000 years . At first , Mesopotamian pottery was shaped by hand from a lump of wet clay . A potter shaped the clay into the form of ...
Nineveh had its neighbourhoods of goldsmiths, bleachers, and potters. Babylon had a street named after the makers of a particular vat called huburu in Akkadian, Nippur had a potters' quarter, and so on. It is thus tempting to suggest ...
This is the first book to reveal how life was lived in ten Mesopotamian cities: from Eridu, the Mesopotamian Eden, to that potent symbol of decadence, Babylon - the first true metropolis: multicultural, multi-ethnic, the last centre of a ...
In part 3 of this book, you will: Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it reemerged a little over a century and a half ago Learn of its history, laden with ...
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.