Amanda H Podany: Weavers, Scribes, and Kings

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Beschreibung

A sweeping history of the ancient Near East from 3500 to 323 BCE,Weavers, Scribes, and Kings is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women. Their habits of daily life, beliefs, triumphs, and crises, and the changes that they faced over time are explored through their own written words and the buildings, cities, and empires in which they lived.

Über den Autor

Amanda H. Podany is Professor Emeritus of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and the author of Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East and The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction. She is also the author and instructor of an audio and video lecture series for Wondrium called Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Uruk, the First City: Builders and Organizers, 3500-3300 BCE

2. The Uruk Period: Colonizers, Scribes, and the Gods, 3300-3000 BCE

3. The Early Dynastic Period: Kings and Subjects, 2900-2400 BCE

4. The Early Dynastic Period: Queens, Diplomats, and Weavers, 2400-2300 BCE

5. The Early Dynastic Period: Royal Couples, Divine Couples, and Envoys, 2400-2300 BCE

6. The Akkadian Period: A Conqueror and a Priestess, 2300-2200 BCE

7. The Ur III Period: Brickmakers, Litigants, and Slaves, 2200-2000 BCE

8. The Isin-Larsa Period: Kings and Military Commanders 2000-1800 BCE

9. Merchants and Families

10. Princesses and Musicians

11. The Old Babylonian Period: A Lawgiver, Land Overseers, and Soldiers, 1792-1750 BCE

12. The Old Babylonian Period: Naditums and Scribal Students, 1792-1712 BCE

13. The Late Old Babylonian Period: Barbers, Mercenaries, and Exiles, 1742-1550 BCE

14. The Late Bronze Age: Businessmen, Charioteers, and Translators, 1550-1350 BCE

15. The Late Bronze Age: Gift Recipients and Royal In-Laws, 1450-1333 BCE

16. The Late Bronze Age: Negotiators, Sea Traders, and Famine Sufferers, 1333-1000 BCE

17. Empire Builders, Sculptors, and Deportees

18. The Neo-Assyrian Period: Conspirators, Diviners, and Officials, 681-648 BCE

19. The Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods: Gardeners, Artisans, and a Centenarian Priestess, 648-544 BCE

20. The Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: Brewers, Rebels, and Exorcists 544-323 BCE

Cast of Characters

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780190059040
ISBN-10:	0190059044
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Podany, Amanda H
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press OUP USA
Maße:	238 x 159 x 56 mm
Von/Mit:	Amanda H Podany
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.12.2022
Gewicht:	1,178 kg

Artikel-ID: 120755035

Über den Autor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Uruk, the First City: Builders and Organizers, 3500-3300 BCE

2. The Uruk Period: Colonizers, Scribes, and the Gods, 3300-3000 BCE

3. The Early Dynastic Period: Kings and Subjects, 2900-2400 BCE

4. The Early Dynastic Period: Queens, Diplomats, and Weavers, 2400-2300 BCE

5. The Early Dynastic Period: Royal Couples, Divine Couples, and Envoys, 2400-2300 BCE

6. The Akkadian Period: A Conqueror and a Priestess, 2300-2200 BCE

7. The Ur III Period: Brickmakers, Litigants, and Slaves, 2200-2000 BCE

8. The Isin-Larsa Period: Kings and Military Commanders 2000-1800 BCE

9. Merchants and Families

10. Princesses and Musicians

11. The Old Babylonian Period: A Lawgiver, Land Overseers, and Soldiers, 1792-1750 BCE

12. The Old Babylonian Period: Naditums and Scribal Students, 1792-1712 BCE

13. The Late Old Babylonian Period: Barbers, Mercenaries, and Exiles, 1742-1550 BCE

14. The Late Bronze Age: Businessmen, Charioteers, and Translators, 1550-1350 BCE

15. The Late Bronze Age: Gift Recipients and Royal In-Laws, 1450-1333 BCE

16. The Late Bronze Age: Negotiators, Sea Traders, and Famine Sufferers, 1333-1000 BCE

17. Empire Builders, Sculptors, and Deportees

18. The Neo-Assyrian Period: Conspirators, Diviners, and Officials, 681-648 BCE

19. The Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods: Gardeners, Artisans, and a Centenarian Priestess, 648-544 BCE

20. The Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: Brewers, Rebels, and Exorcists 544-323 BCE

Cast of Characters

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780190059040
ISBN-10:	0190059044
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Podany, Amanda H
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press OUP USA
Maße:	238 x 159 x 56 mm
Von/Mit:	Amanda H Podany
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.12.2022
Gewicht:	1,178 kg