The Amorites: a political history of Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE
What happens when an empire that ruled over vast territory for several generations crumbles and gives way to local powers headed by tribal dynasties of foreign origins? This historical scenario unfolded in Mesopotamia around 4,000 years ago, and its development is surveyed in this book.
| Subtitles: | Political history of Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Boston
BRILL
2023
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| In: |
Culture and history of the ancient Near East (volume 133)
Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Ṿaserman, Natan, 1962-, The Amorites : a political history of Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE] (2024) (Miglio, Adam E., 1977 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East
volume 133 |
| Further subjects: | B
Syria
History To 333 B.C
B Amorites Politics and government B Iraq History To 634 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | What happens when an empire that ruled over vast territory for several generations crumbles and gives way to local powers headed by tribal dynasties of foreign origins? This historical scenario unfolded in Mesopotamia around 4,000 years ago, and its development is surveyed in this book. "This study of the political history of Mesopotamia - today's Iraq and Syria - in the Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000-1600 BCE) is the first comprehensive historical synthesis of this kind published in English after many decades. Based on numerous written sources in Sumerian and Akkadian - royal inscriptions, letters, law collections, economic records, etc. - and on up-to-date research, it presents the region's political history in a meticulous geographic and chronological manner. This allows the interested academic and non-academic reader an in-depth view into the scene of ancient Mesopotamia ruled by competing dynasties of West Semitic (Amorite) origin, with a complex web of political and tribal connections between them"-- |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (588 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-54731-5 |
