02777nam 22006853u 450 991045095640332120210323164406.01-134-52637-71-280-11387-10-203-99525-2(CKB)1000000000254373(EBL)242130(OCoLC)259518295(SSID)ssj0000289579(PQKBManifestationID)11232703(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000289579(PQKBWorkID)10401700(PQKB)10115940(SSID)ssj0000108352(PQKBManifestationID)11129021(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108352(PQKBWorkID)10058642(PQKB)11252970(MiAaPQ)EBC242130(EXLCZ)99100000000025437320130418d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Babylonians[electronic resource] An IntroductionHoboken Taylor and Francis20021 online resource (189 p.)Peoples of the Ancient WorldDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-25314-4 BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 Setting the scene; 2 History; 3 Society and economy; 4 Religion; 5 Material culture; Notes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; IndexGwendolyn Leick's approachable survey introduces the Babylonians, the people, the culture and the reality behind the popular myth of Babylon. Spanning some 1800 years in the history of the Babylonians, from the time of Hammurabi, famous for his Law-Code, to the time when Alexander's heirs ruled the Near East, Leick examines how archaeological discoveries and cuneiform tablets recovered from Babylonian cities allow us an impression of the Babylonian people and their society, their intellectual and spiritual preoccupations.Exploring the lives of kings and merchants, women and slPeoples of the Ancient WorldCivilization Assyro-BabylonianCivilization, Assyro-BabylonianRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle EastHILCCMiddle EastHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCElectronic books.Civilization Assyro-Babylonian.Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian.Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle EastMiddle EastHistory & Archaeology935Leick Gwendolyn1951-651563AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910450956403321The Babylonians2225880UNINA