Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 B.C.) - The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods Volume IV (Paperback)

This volume covers the Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian periods, a period marked initially by the struggle of two city-states, Isin and Larsa, for control over the land of Sumer in southern Babylonia. In the end the city-state of Babylon, under its energetic ruler Hammurabi, intervened. At an opportune moment, Hammurabi struck swiftly, defeated Larsa, and incorporated the southern domains into his own realms, thereby creating an empire that for a short time united the lands of Sumer and Akkad. The inscriptions in this volume are grouped by dynasties and arranged in order by ruler within each dynasty. Further, the inscriptions are arranged chronologically within each king's reign. A short introduction for each inscription gives its general contents, place of origin, and relative dating. Also included are a detailed catalogue of exemplars, a brief commentary, bibliography, and text in transliteration facing an English translation. The appended microfiches contain a transliteration of each individual exemplar displayed in a format reminiscent of a musical score.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Heritage
Release date:	December 1990
First published:	1990
Authors:	Douglas Frayne
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	896
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-7230-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4875-7230-1
Barcode:	9781487572303

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