Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia
This dictionary provides a useful resource on the civilization, history, religion, and culture of Mesopotamia, with entries on rulers, peoples, heroes, goddesses, religious practice, myths, funerary practice, archives, and aspects of daily life, among other topics. An introduction outlines Mesopotamian history and the highlights of its civilization. Appendices contain an extensive bibliography, which is organized by subject; a list of museums with major Mesopotamian collections; and a list of r…
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- Full title :Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia / Gwendolyn Leick.
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This dictionary provides a useful resource on the civilization, history, religion, and culture of Mesopotamia, with entries on rulers, peoples, heroes, goddesses, religious practice, myths, funerary practice, archives, and aspects of daily life, among other topics. An introduction outlines Mesopotamian history and the highlights of its civilization. Appendices contain an extensive bibliography, which is organized by subject; a list of museums with major Mesopotamian collections; and a list of rulers. Leick, who has an impressive list of publications in the field, teaches at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, UK. Not indexed. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Scarecrow Press
- Place of Publication:Lanham, MD
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 187 pages) : : map
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780810865969, 0810865963
- oclc:ocn263962172
- LC Classification:DS70.82
- Dewey Decimal:935/.003
Table of Contents
Conventions -- Map of Mesopotamia -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Mesopotamian rulers -- Museums.
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