The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using evidence from archaeology, texts and the natural sciences. This broad treatment will also make the volume of interest to students looking for comparative data in allied subjects such as ancient literature and early religions. Providing an authoritative, comprehensive and up to date overview of the Sumerian period written by some of the…mehr
The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using evidence from archaeology, texts and the natural sciences. This broad treatment will also make the volume of interest to students looking for comparative data in allied subjects such as ancient literature and early religions. Providing an authoritative, comprehensive and up to date overview of the Sumerian period written by some of the best qualified scholars in the field, The Sumerian World will satisfy students, researchers, academics, and the knowledgeable layperson wishing to understand the world of southern Mesopotamia in the third millennium.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Harriet Crawford is Reader Emerita at UCL's Institute of Archaeology and is currently an honorary Visiting Professor at UCL and a senior fellow at the McDonald Institute, Cambridge. She is a specialist in the archaeology of the Sumerians and has worked widely in Iraq and the Gulf. She is the author of Sumer and the Sumerians (second edition, 2004).
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Introduction Part 1 The background. 1. Physical geography Jennifer Pournelle. 2. Hydraulic Landscapes and Irrigation Systems of Sumer Tony J Wilkinson. 3. Sumerian Agriculture and Land Management Magnus Widell. 4. The end of prehistory and the Uruk period Guillermo Algaze. 5. The Sumerian language Graham Cunningham. 6. History and Chronology Nicole Brisch. Part 2 Sumerian society: the material remains. 7. Patterns of Settlement in Sumer and Akkad Jason Ur. 8. The organisation of a Sumerian town: the physical remains of ancient social systems Elizabeth C. Stone. 9. Public buildings palaces and temples Marlies Heinz. 10. Kings and Queens: Representation and Reality Claudia E. Suter. 11. Sacred Marriage Kathleen McCaffrey. 12. In the service of the gods: the ministering clergy Joan Goodnick Westenholz. Part 3 Systems of government. 13. Democracy and the rule of law the assembly and the first law code Marc Van de Mieroop.14. Administrators and Scholars: The first scribes and their ethos Jon Taylor. 15. Calendars and counting Tonia Sharlach. 16. Seals and Sealings in the Sumerian World Holly Pittman. Part 4 Life and death. 17. Archaeology of the Sumerian Home: Reconstructing Sumerian daily life Paul Collins. 18. Women and agency: A Survey from Late Uruk to the End of Ur III Julia M. Ascher-Greve. 19. A note on Sumerian fashion Lamia al Gailani. 20. Sumerian Industries and Their Makers: Crafting Textiles Rita P. Wright. 21. Death and burial Helga Vogel. 22. Sumerian Mythology Benjamin R. Foster. Part 5 The neighbours. 23. Trade in the Sumerian World Harriet Crawford. 24. North Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC Augusta McMahon. 25. Cultural Developments in Western Syria and the Middle Euphrates Valley During the Third Millennium BC Lisa Cooper. 26. Sumer Akkad Ebla and Anatolia Christoph Bachhuber. 27. The Kingdom of Mari Jean-Claude Margueron translated by Harriet Crawford. 28. Ebla Frances Pinnock. Part 6 The ends of the Sumerian world. 29. Iran and its neighbours C.C.Lamberg-Karlovsky. 30. The Sumerians and the Gulf Robert Carter. 31. Mesopotamia Meluhha and Those In Between Christopher P. Thornton. 32. Egypt and Mesopotamia Alice Stevenson. Postscript: The Mesopotamian Marshlands a Personal Recollection
Introduction Part 1 The background. 1. Physical geography Jennifer Pournelle. 2. Hydraulic Landscapes and Irrigation Systems of Sumer Tony J Wilkinson. 3. Sumerian Agriculture and Land Management Magnus Widell. 4. The end of prehistory and the Uruk period Guillermo Algaze. 5. The Sumerian language Graham Cunningham. 6. History and Chronology Nicole Brisch. Part 2 Sumerian society: the material remains. 7. Patterns of Settlement in Sumer and Akkad Jason Ur. 8. The organisation of a Sumerian town: the physical remains of ancient social systems Elizabeth C. Stone. 9. Public buildings palaces and temples Marlies Heinz. 10. Kings and Queens: Representation and Reality Claudia E. Suter. 11. Sacred Marriage Kathleen McCaffrey. 12. In the service of the gods: the ministering clergy Joan Goodnick Westenholz. Part 3 Systems of government. 13. Democracy and the rule of law the assembly and the first law code Marc Van de Mieroop.14. Administrators and Scholars: The first scribes and their ethos Jon Taylor. 15. Calendars and counting Tonia Sharlach. 16. Seals and Sealings in the Sumerian World Holly Pittman. Part 4 Life and death. 17. Archaeology of the Sumerian Home: Reconstructing Sumerian daily life Paul Collins. 18. Women and agency: A Survey from Late Uruk to the End of Ur III Julia M. Ascher-Greve. 19. A note on Sumerian fashion Lamia al Gailani. 20. Sumerian Industries and Their Makers: Crafting Textiles Rita P. Wright. 21. Death and burial Helga Vogel. 22. Sumerian Mythology Benjamin R. Foster. Part 5 The neighbours. 23. Trade in the Sumerian World Harriet Crawford. 24. North Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC Augusta McMahon. 25. Cultural Developments in Western Syria and the Middle Euphrates Valley During the Third Millennium BC Lisa Cooper. 26. Sumer Akkad Ebla and Anatolia Christoph Bachhuber. 27. The Kingdom of Mari Jean-Claude Margueron translated by Harriet Crawford. 28. Ebla Frances Pinnock. Part 6 The ends of the Sumerian world. 29. Iran and its neighbours C.C.Lamberg-Karlovsky. 30. The Sumerians and the Gulf Robert Carter. 31. Mesopotamia Meluhha and Those In Between Christopher P. Thornton. 32. Egypt and Mesopotamia Alice Stevenson. Postscript: The Mesopotamian Marshlands a Personal Recollection
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