History, texts and art in early Babylonia: three essays

The book studies the history of early Babylonian kingship, as it evolved from prehistoric times down to the end of the third millennium BCE, and its reflections in the contemporaneous and later historical sources, literary texts and art. Among the chief issues it considers are the intersection betwe...

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Autore principale: Steinkeller, Piotr ca. 20. Jh. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Boston Berlin De Gruyter Inc [2017]
In: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 15)
Anno: 2017
Periodico/Rivista:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records volume 15
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Mesopotamien / Babylonien / Letteratura / Re / Storiografia / Storia 3000 a.C.-2000 a.C.
Altre parole chiave:B Raccolta di saggi
B Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian
B Babylonia History
B Iraq History To 634 Kings and rulers
B Art, Assyro-Babylonian
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Riepilogo:The book studies the history of early Babylonian kingship, as it evolved from prehistoric times down to the end of the third millennium BCE, and its reflections in the contemporaneous and later historical sources, literary texts and art. Among the chief issues it considers are the intersection between history writing and the scholarly tradition in early Babylonia, and the modern approaches toward the study of ancient "historical" sources
ISBN:1501513303