History, texts and art in early Babylonia: three essays
The book studies the history of early Babylonian kingship, as it evolved from prehistoric times down to the end of the third millennium BCE, and its reflections in the contemporaneous and later historical sources, literary texts and art. Among the chief issues it considers are the intersection betwe...
| Published in: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Boston Berlin
De Gruyter Inc
[2017]
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| In: |
Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 15)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
volume 15 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mesopotamia
/ Babylonia
/ Literature
/ King
/ Historiography
/ History 3000 BC-2000 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian B Babylonia History B Iraq History To 634 Kings and rulers B Art, Assyro-Babylonian |
| Summary: | The book studies the history of early Babylonian kingship, as it evolved from prehistoric times down to the end of the third millennium BCE, and its reflections in the contemporaneous and later historical sources, literary texts and art. Among the chief issues it considers are the intersection between history writing and the scholarly tradition in early Babylonia, and the modern approaches toward the study of ancient "historical" sources |
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| ISBN: | 1501513303 |