Ancient Mesopotamia
Title | Ancient Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | A. Leo Oppenheim |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 494 |
Release | 2013-01-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 022617767X |
"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."—Edward B. Garside, New York Times Book Review Ancient Mesopotamia—the area now called Iraq—has received less attention than ancient Egypt and other long-extinct and more spectacular civilizations. But numerous small clay tablets buried in the desert soil for thousands of years make it possible for us to know more about the people of ancient Mesopotamia than any other land in the early Near East. Professor Oppenheim, who studied these tablets for more than thirty years, used his intimate knowledge of long-dead languages to put together a distinctively personal picture of the Mesopotamians of some three thousand years ago. Following Oppenheim's death, Erica Reiner used the author's outline to complete the revisions he had begun. "To any serious student of Mesopotamian civilization, this is one of the most valuable books ever written."—Leonard Cottrell, Book Week "Leo Oppenheim has made a bold, brave, pioneering attempt to present a synthesis of the vast mass of philological and archaeological data that have accumulated over the past hundred years in the field of Assyriological research."—Samuel Noah Kramer, Archaeology A. Leo Oppenheim, one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of our time, was editor in charge of the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute and John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Chicago.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Title | Ancient Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Pollock |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 1999-05-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521575683 |
Innovative study of the early state and urban societies in Mesopotamia, c. 5000 to 2100 BC.
Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Title | Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Bertman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 410 |
Release | 2005-07-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195183649 |
Modern-day archaeological discoveries in the Near East continue to illuminate man's understanding of the ancient world. This illustrated handbook describes the culture, history, and people of Mesopotamia, as well as their struggle for survival and happiness.
Science in Ancient Mesopotamia
Title | Science in Ancient Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Moss |
Publisher | Children's Press(CT) |
Total Pages | 68 |
Release | 1999-03 |
Genre | Iraq |
ISBN | 9780531159309 |
Describes the enormous accomplishments of the Sumerians and Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia in every scientific area, a heritage which affects our own everyday lives.
Mesopotamia
Title | Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | Captivating History |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 498 |
Release | 2019-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781647481797 |
The Ancient Sumerians In a Nutshell The History of the Epic Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it The Assyrians Arrive in Mesopotamia: The Early Assyrian Period The Land of the Babylonians Who Are the Persians? The History of Human Population in Iran
Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Title | Life in Ancient Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | Shilpa Mehta-Jones |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780778720362 |
In between the fertile banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what was called the cradle of civilization, the first known civilization on earth evolved. Life in Ancient Mesopotamia describes the lives of ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, and explores the gifts they brought to the world, including the wheel, plow, and sailboat. Great lawmakers such as Hammurabi, the architectural beauty of ziggurats and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, along with the invention of cuneiform writing are also featured.
Tools and Treasures of Ancient Mesopotamia
Title | Tools and Treasures of Ancient Mesopotamia PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Doeden |
Publisher | Lerner Digital ™ |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2017-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1512476498 |
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! How often do you write or read? Do you live in or near a city? Writing and cities both began in ancient Mesopotamia. Six thousand years ago, the ancient Mesopotamians created tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Mesopotamians lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!