RT Book
T1 The mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: an elusive world wonder traced
A1 Dalley, Stephanie 1943-
LA English
PP Oxford
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2013
ED 1. ed.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1601273614
AB "Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher
AB An exciting story of archaeological detection as well as a vividly written description of a little-known civilization. Dalley, a world expert on ancient Babylonian language, describes how deciphering an ancient Assyrian text-- and comparing it to sculpture in the British Museum-- provided the clues that enabled her to pin down where the Garden was positioned and to describe in detail what it may have looked like
NO Literaturverz. S. [245] - 268
CN DS70.5.B3
SN 9780198728849
SN 9780199662265
K1 Gardens : Iraq : Babylon (Extinct city) : History
K1 Seven Wonders of the World
K1 History, Ancient
K1 Archaeology and history : Middle East
K1 Babylon (Extinct city) : History
K1 Assyria : History