The first dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia /

The history of mid-2nd millennium Babylonia is marked by a dire lack of sources. The Sealand kings who controlled part of it were long known to us only indirectly. A palatial archive published recently now illuminates this elusive polity from the inside. This book explores its political, economic, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boivin, Odette (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Walter de Gruyter Inc., [2018]
Series:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; v. 20.
Subjects:
To 634
HISTORY > Civilization.
Antiquities
History > Sources
Kings and rulers
Babylonia > Kings and rulers.
Babylon (Extinct city) > History > Sources.
Iraq > History > To 634.
Iraq > Antiquities.
Babylone (Ville ancienne) > Histoire > Sources.
Irak > Histoire > Jusqu'à 634.
Irak > Antiquités.
Iraq
Iraq > Babylon (Extinct city)
Middle East > Babylonia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Conventions and Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Sealand I in Babylonian historiography
  • 3. Geographical and chronological considerations
  • 4. A political history of the Sealand kingdom
  • 5. The Sealand I palatial economy
  • 6. The Sealand I panthea and religious history
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: BKL A and Babylon I-Sealand I synchronism
  • Appendix 2: Sealand I year names
  • Appendix 3: Text numbers corresponding to Table
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes.

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