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The Babylonians [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction



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Autore: Leick Gwendolyn <1951-2022.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Babylonians [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
Disciplina: 935
Soggetto topico: Civilization Assyro-Babylonian
Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
Middle East
History & Archaeology
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 Setting the scene; 2 History; 3 Society and economy; 4 Religion; 5 Material culture; Notes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Gwendolyn 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 sl
Titolo autorizzato: The Babylonians  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-52637-7
1-280-11387-1
0-203-99525-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783976903321
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Serie: Peoples of the Ancient World