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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781306303321

Autore

Stone Elizabeth C. <1949->

Titolo

The Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City : Survey and Soundings at Mashkan-shapir / / by Elizabeth C. Stone and Paul Zimansky ; with epigraphy by Piotr Steinkeller ; and contributions by Vincent Pigott, Lisa Wells, and Tony Wilkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-57506-546-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (524 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SteinkellerPiotr

ZimanskyPaul

Disciplina

935

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology)

Excavations (Archaeology) - Iraq - Mashkan-shapir (Extinct city)

Middle East Mashkan-shapir (Extinct city)

Mashkan-shapir (Extinct city)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-504).

Nota di contenuto

Indhold: Research design -- The site and its environs -- A history of Mashkan-shapir and its role in the Kingdom of Larsa / Piotr Steinkeller -- Survey methods and analytic procedures -- Types and characteristics of surface features -- The objects -- A building inscription of Sin-iddinam and other inscribed materials from Abu Duwari / Piotr Steinkeller -- Locational data -- Distribution of features and objects in the urban environment

Sommario/riassunto

This volume describes and analyzes the survey work at the site of the ancient Mesopotamian city, Mashkan-shapir. A general description of the site and its environs is followed by the rationale for identifying the site as Mashkan-shapir. Specific details of the archaeological data are followed by analysis and a series of supplementary appendices.