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Record Nr.

UNINA9910467252003321

Autore

Gaspa Salvatore

Titolo

Textiles in the neo-Assyrian empire : a study of terminology / / Salvatore Gaspa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter Incorporated, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-5015-0269-7

1-5015-0305-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (460 pages)

Collana

Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; ; volume 19

Disciplina

338.4/767700935

Soggetti

Textile industry - Middle East

Textile fabrics - Middle East

Textile industry - Middle East - History

Textile fabrics - Middle East - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The management of textiles in the Neo-Assyrian Empire: sources and administrative practices -- 3. Textile production and consumption in the Neo-Assyrian Empire -- 4. Textiles in the trade of the Neo-Assyrian Empire -- 5. Garments for kings, queens, soldiers and gods -- 6. Neo-Assyrian textiles: the lexicon -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix A: Tables -- Appendix B: Neo-Assyrian administrative texts dealing with textiles -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of selected textile terms -- Index of selected Akkadian words related to textiles

Sommario/riassunto

The book analyses the Assyrian textile terminology of the first millennium BC. Terms for raw materials, textile procedures, and textile end products consumed in first-millennium BC Assyria are classified according to their meaning and compared with other dialects of Akkadian as well as other Semitic languages. The study also discusses the management of textile production and consumption in Assyria by the state administration.