The rise and fall of the Akkadian Empire -- The land and people of Akkad -- Akkadian centers and settlements -- Works and days -- Industries and crafts -- Religion -- Statecraft and the military -- Trade, business, and the economy -- Arts, letters, and numeracy -- Akkadian human…
Light in the Gagûm window: the Sippar Cloister in the Late Old Babylonian period Sheep and cattle, cows and calves: the Sumero-Akkadian astral gods as livestock Coherence and fragments: reflections on the SKL and the Book fo Judges Early non-cuneiform writing? Third-millenium BC…
This book is the first authoritative and up-to-date survey of the history of Iraq from earliest times to the present in any language. It presents a concise narrative of the rich and varied history of this land, drawing on political, social, economic, artistic, technological, and…
