Nebuchadrezzar and Babylon - The Schweich Lectures of The British Academy 1983 (Paperback, New edition)

This examination of the reign of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon (605-562 BC) includes revised interpretations of the "Babylonian Chronicles" for his reign, especially for the years of the campaigns against the West and the capture of Jerusalem. Excavations at Babylon are used to give a view of the city in Neo-Babylonian times, including the royal Hanging Gardens and the Ziggurat. The varied literary genres current in this city of learning in the 6th century BC (including dreams and prophecies) and the role of hostages, exiles and prisoners of war are used to throw light on the life of the Jewish exiles there. An assessment of the character of Nebuchadrezzar as a military and political leader, religious devotee and legal administrator is attempted on the basis of textual evidence.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology
Release date:	March 1991
First published:	May 1991
Authors:	D.J. Wiseman (Professor Emeritus of Assyriology, University of London; Fellow)
Dimensions:	244 x 144 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-726100-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-19-726100-0
Barcode:	9780197261002

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