Benjamin R. Foster

The Age of Agade (eBook, PDF)

Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Produktbeschreibung

In this first book-length treatment of the subject, Benjamin Foster draws together over 40 years of research to offer an exhaustive survey of the Akkadian period, which saw the rise of the world's first known empire. The book covers all aspects of the empire: its history, land and cities, arts, religion, economy and production, military and much more. A final chapter examines how the empire has been presented in modern historiography from the decipherment of cuneiform to the present, including the extensive research of Soviet historians which are summarized here in English for the first time. This is a crucial resource for anyone studying the Ancient Near East.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317415527
• Artikelnr.: 44472794

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Foster is Professor of Assyriology at Yale University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire 2. The Land and
People of Akkad 3. Akkadian Centers and Settlements 4. Works and Days 5.
Industries and Crafts 6. Religion 7. Statecraft and the Military 8. Trade,
Business, and the Economy 9. Arts, Letters, and Numeracy 10. Akkadian Human
Values 11. The Akkadian Period in Retrospect 12. The Akkadian Period in
Modern Historiography Appendix I: Akkadian Royal Inscriptions Appendix II:
The Works Attributed to Enheduanna Appendix III: Two Sumerian Poems about
the Akkadian Period Bibliography

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Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire 2. The Land and People of Akkad 3. Akkadian Centers and Settlements 4. Works and Days 5. Industries and Crafts 6. Religion 7. Statecraft and the Military 8. Trade, Business, and the Economy 9. Arts, Letters, and Numeracy 10. Akkadian Human Values 11. The Akkadian Period in Retrospect 12. The Akkadian Period in Modern Historiography Appendix I: Akkadian Royal Inscriptions Appendix II: The Works Attributed to Enheduanna Appendix III: Two Sumerian Poems about the Akkadian Period Bibliography

Rezensionen

"Foster offers rich references and well-documented endnotes for graduate students and specialists who desire to dive into Assyriology, provides a comprehensive and updated bibliography, and draws ample evidence from Mesopotamian sources (inscriptions, tablets of administrative records, artifacts, literature) and modern scholarship. Summing Up: Highly recommended"

- H. Chang, Elon University, USA, in CHOICE



"Needless to say, Benjamin R. Foster's comprehensive overview of the Akkadian Empire, The Age of Agade, is indispensable. Beyond important summaries of Soviet historians in the book, Foster's wealth of knowledge as a leading scholar in Assyriology marks The Age of Agade as a must-read, especially for beginning scholars or those beginning to research the period ... I highly recommend this work to scholars working in the field of Assyriology or Mesopotamian history and to non-specialists looking for an comprehensive understanding of the Akkadian era."

- William Brown on The Biblical Review (thebiblicalreview.wordpress.com), 2016