Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria

Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria

Author: Georges Contenau

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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"The author of this book is one of the leading Assyriologists of our time, and his mastery of his subject is evident throughout." --Arnold Toynbee, The Observer


Babylonians and Assyrians

Babylonians and Assyrians

Author: Archibald Henry Sayce

Publisher:

Published: 1899

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13:

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Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system.


Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

Author: Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2001-12-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780801047305

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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.


Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

Author: Stephen Bertman

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005-07-14

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 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.


Judeans in Babylonia

Judeans in Babylonia

Author: Tero Alstola

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-12-16

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 9004365427

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In Judeans in Babylonia, Tero Alstola presents a comprehensive investigation of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. By using cuneiform documents as his sources, he offers the first book-length social historical study of the Babylonian Exile, commonly regarded as a pivotal period in the development of Judaism. The results are considered in the light of the wider Babylonian society and contrasted against a comparison group of Neirabian deportees. Studying texts from the cities and countryside and tracking developments over time, Alstola shows that there was notable diversity in the Judeans’ socio-economic status and integration into Babylonian society.


Babylon

Babylon

Author: Paul Kriwaczek

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 1429941065

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Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place. In Babylon, Paul Kriwaczek tells the story of Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements seven thousand years ago to the eclipse of Babylon in the sixth century BCE. Bringing the people of this land to life in vibrant detail, the author chronicles the rise and fall of power during this period and explores the political and social systems, as well as the technical and cultural innovations, which made this land extraordinary. At the heart of this book is the story of Babylon, which rose to prominence under the Amorite king Hammurabi from about 1800 BCE. Even as Babylon's fortunes waxed and waned, it never lost its allure as the ancient world's greatest city. Engaging and compelling, Babylon reveals the splendor of the ancient world that laid the foundation for civilization itself.


Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

Author: Donald A. Mackenzie

Publisher: Masterlab

Published: 2014-12-01

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 837991161X

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This volume deals with the myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria, and as these reflect the civilization in which they developed, a historical narrative has been provided, beginning with the early Sumerian Age and concluding with the periods of the Persian and Grecian Empires. Over thirty centuries of human progress are thus passed under review. Keywords: myth, legend, ancient, religion, classic


They Wrote on Clay

They Wrote on Clay

Author: Edward Chiera

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-03-12

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1107486653

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Originally published in 1939, this book contains an assessment of the historical evidence provided by ancient Babylonian cuneiform tablets. The text is accompanied by a number of photographs of the tablets, as well as of important archaeological sites and Babylonian artefacts. Chiera's enthusiasm for his subject is clear, as the text is accessibly written and contains many Babylonian legends and assesses their relationship to biblical texts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Assyriology and the ancient Middle East.