Author : Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801047305
The ancient world of Mesopotamia (from Sumer to the subsequent division into Babylonia and Assyria) vividly comes alive in this portrayal of the time period from 3100 BCE to the fall of Assyria (612 BCE) and Babylon (539 BCE). Readers will discover fascinating details about the lives of these people taken from the ancients' own descriptions. Beautifully illustrated, this easy-to-use reference contains a timeline and a historical overview to aid student research.
Author : Jean Bottéro
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 2001-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801868641
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 : Nick Hunter
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 2015-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1484625838
This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in ancient Sumer. Using primary sources and information from archeological discoveries, it uncovers some fascinating insights and explodes some myths. Supported by timelines, maps, and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-traveling journey when reading this book.
Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 16,87 MB
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0226452328
“A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture” from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar (American Journal of Archaeology). The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. “An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.” —Library Journal
Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 44,8 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0199263647
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Author : Stephen Bertman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 19,56 MB
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0195183649
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 : Shilpa Mehta-Jones
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 33,81 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778720362
In between the fertile banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what was called the cradle of civilization, the first known civilization on earth evolved. Life in Ancient Mesopotamia describes the lives of ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, and explores the gifts they brought to the world, including the wheel, plow, and sailboat. Great lawmakers such as Hammurabi, the architectural beauty of ziggurats and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, along with the invention of cuneiform writing are also featured.
Author : Jean Bottéro
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 32,20 MB
Release : 1995-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226067278
Our ancestors, the Mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the world. In this collection of essays, the French scholar Jean Bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of history. To give the reader some sense of how Mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, Bottero begins with an account of Assyriology, the discipline devoted to the ancient culture. This transmission, compounded with countless discoveries, would not have been possible without the surprising decipherment of the cuneiform writing system. Bottero also focuses on divination in the ancient world, contending that certain modes of worship in Mesopotamia, in their application of causality and proof, prefigure the "scientific mind."
Author : Norman Bancroft Hunt
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 29,78 MB
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816063376
Explores the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia by examining all aspects of daily life across all strata of society and focusing on the cycles of farming and trade, marriage and family life, education, and entertainment.
Author : Fernando Báez
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,4 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN :
Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.
