[The royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia / Early periods ] ; The royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia. Early periods. 4. Old Babylonian period : (2003 - 1595 BC)
Title | [The royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia / Early periods ] ; The royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia. Early periods. 4. Old Babylonian period : (2003 - 1595 BC) PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Kirk Grayson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 853 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780802058737 |
Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 BC)
Title | Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 BC) PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Frayne |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 904 |
Release | 1990-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780802058737 |
A short introduction for each inscription gives its general contents, place of origin, and relative dating. Also included are a detailed catalogue of exemplars, a brief commentary, bibliography, and text in transliteration facing an English translation.
Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 B. C. )
Title | Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 B. C. ) PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Frayne |
Publisher | Heritage |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1990-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781487572303 |
A short introduction for each inscription gives its general contents, place of origin, and relative dating. Also included are a detailed catalogue of exemplars, a brief commentary, bibliography, and text in transliteration facing an English translation.
Akkadian Royal Letters in Later Mesopotamian Tradition
Title | Akkadian Royal Letters in Later Mesopotamian Tradition PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Frazer |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 593 |
Release | 2024-06-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004685944 |
Akkadian Royal Letters in Later Mespotamian Tradition reconsiders the question of the authenticity of the letters attributed to earlier royal correspondents that were studied in Assyrian and Babylonian scribal centres ca. 700–100 BCE. By scrutinizing the letters’ contents, language, possible transmission histories ca. 1400–100 BCE and the epistemic limitations of authenticity criticism, the book grounds scepticism about the letters’ authenticity in previously undiscussed features of the texts. It also provides a new foundation for research into the related questions of when and why these beguiling texts were composed in the first place.
The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East
Title | The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Aaron A. Burke |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 457 |
Release | 2020-12-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108495966 |
A diachronic, yet nuanced study of Amorite identity from Mesopotamia to Egypt over a millennium of Bronze Age history.
Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 1
Title | Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Christian W. Hess |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2021-12-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1803270950 |
Proceedings of the Broadening Horizons 6 conference (2019): Volume 1 presents 17 papers from Session 1: Entanglement. Material Culture and Written Sources in Dialogue; Session 2: Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research; and Session 5: Which Continuity? Evaluating Stability, Transformation, and Change in Transitional Periods.
Representations of Political Power
Title | Representations of Political Power PDF eBook |
Author | Marlies Heinz |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2007-06-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1575065835 |
Representation of political power seems to have been necessary at all times in all complex urban societies. To secure order—to construct a certain social, ideological, religious, economic, and cultural stability—seems to be one of the main intentions of representation. When order breaks down or is threatened, political power comes under threat and the cohesion of the community is also in jeopardy. In times of impending change, crisis, or disorder, special effort is required to reassure the community of the rulers ability to maintain stability. What those in power did to convince the affected communities of their qualities as rulers, that is, their representational strategies — especially in times of change — is the subject of this book, explored through examination of case studies drawn from the ancient Near East. The volume is divided into three thematic parts: “Reestablishment of Order after Major Disruption,” “Changing Order from Within,” and “Perceptions of a New Order.”