02585nam 2200625Ia 450 991096825510332120251116173305.01-134-52637-71-280-11387-10-203-99525-2(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)99100000000025437320021118d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Babylonians an introduction /Gwendolyn LeickLondon Routledge20031 online resource (189 p.)Peoples of the Ancient WorldDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-25314-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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-BabylonianBabylon (Extinct city)Social life and customsBabylon (Extinct city)Social conditionsBabylon (Extinct city)HistoryCivilization, Assyro-Babylonian.935Leick Gwendolyn1951-651563MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968255103321The Babylonians4499205UNINA