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Author : Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Anc
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0810861828
Defines concepts and customs specific to ancient Mesopotamia, covering such topics as religion, social life, geography, kings and rulers, and economics.
Author : Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810863248
The Greek name Mesopotamia means 'land between the rivers.' The Romans used this term for an area that they controlled only briefly (between 115 and 117 A.D.): the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, from the south Anatolian mountains ranges to the Persian Gulf. It comprises the civilizations of Sumer and Akkad (third millennium B.C.) as well as the later Babylonian and Assyrian empires of the second and first millennium. Although the 'history' of Mesopotamia in the strict sense of the term only begins with the inscriptions of Sumerian rulers around the 27th century B.C., the foundations for Mesopotamian civilization, especially the beginnings of irrigation and the emergence of large permanent settlements, were laid much earlier, in the fifth and fourth millennium. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia defines concepts, customs, and notions peculiar to the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia, from adult adoption to ziggurats. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-reference dictionary entries on religion, economy, society, geography, and important kings and rulers.
Author : Piotr Bienkowski,Alan Millard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 081222115X
An authoritative guide to the whole of the cradle of civilization.
Author : Edmund A. Ghareeb,Beth Dougherty
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865686
The Historical Dictionary of Iraq begins with the earliest civilizations and covers the many periods that followed, ranging from the history of ancient Mesopotamia to the Abbasid Empire to present-day Iraq. Included are a historical overview; a country profile; a review of the economy, oil, fauna, and political institution; coverage of the Iran-Iraq War; and coverage of the Kuwait invasion and the second Gulf War and other conflicts. The major ethnic groups such as the Kurds, the Turkumans and the Assyrians, Islam and Muslim sects, Christianity and Christian sects, as well as other religious groups are profiled. Dictionary entries also highlight the main political, religious, and ideological parties, groups, and organizations; major historical personalities; languages; literature; and cultural elements. A broad range of topics, both ancient and modern, are dealt with throughout the introduction and the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography complements this extensive historical reference.
Author : Niels Peter Lemche
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865761
This reference examines sources in the Old Testament and surveys the findings of recent archaeological research. It includes entries on the significant persons, places and events; covers the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah and what role they played in the ancient world; and defines them as closely as possible according to the latest data. Readers will find that, while the results may differ from traditional views, they are essential correctives.
Author : Maximillien De Lafayette
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781312230378
Volume 1 "A" (A - Anu) . COMPARATIVE ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF MESOPOTAMIAN VOCABULARY, DEAD AND ANCIENT LANGUAGES. Lexicon and Thesaurus Turkish. Ugaritic. Urdu. Published by Times Square Press, New York and Berlin. Written by the world's most prolific linguist, who authored 14 dictionaries of dead languages & ancient languages known to mankind. of 15 Languages and Dialects of the Ancient. From a set of 18 volumes: Akkadian. Arabic. Aramaic. Assyrian. Babylonian . Canaanite. Chaldean. Farsi (Persian). Hebrew. Phoenician. Sumerian. Syriac.
Author : Rouben Paul Adalian
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0810874504
The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Armenia relates the turbulent past of this persistent country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Armenian history from the earliest times to the present.
Author : A. Leo Oppenheim
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226177670
"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."—Edward B. Garside, New York Times Book Review Ancient Mesopotamia—the area now called Iraq—has received less attention than ancient Egypt and other long-extinct and more spectacular civilizations. But numerous small clay tablets buried in the desert soil for thousands of years make it possible for us to know more about the people of ancient Mesopotamia than any other land in the early Near East. Professor Oppenheim, who studied these tablets for more than thirty years, used his intimate knowledge of long-dead languages to put together a distinctively personal picture of the Mesopotamians of some three thousand years ago. Following Oppenheim's death, Erica Reiner used the author's outline to complete the revisions he had begun. "To any serious student of Mesopotamian civilization, this is one of the most valuable books ever written."—Leonard Cottrell, Book Week "Leo Oppenheim has made a bold, brave, pioneering attempt to present a synthesis of the vast mass of philological and archaeological data that have accumulated over the past hundred years in the field of Assyriological research."—Samuel Noah Kramer, Archaeology A. Leo Oppenheim, one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of our time, was editor in charge of the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute and John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Chicago.
Author : Beth K. Dougherty,Edmund A. Ghareeb
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879423
The Historical Dictionary of Iraq, Second Edition covers the history of Iraq through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iraq.
Author : Charles Burney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538102589
The Hittites created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world, although it remained almost unknown until excavations in the early 20th century revealed the extent and importance of its culture. For nearly five centuries the Hittites controlled vast areas of Anatolia, by direct or indirect rule, engaging in almost incessant warfare, and, at the same time, making significant contributions to culture and religion of the region. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Hittites contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on mportant persons, places, essential institutions, and the significant aspects of the society, government, economy, material culture, and warfare. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Hittites.
Author : Jeremy A. Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Iraq
ISBN : OCLC:41969752
Author : Jeremy Black,Anthony Green
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0292707940
Ancient Mesopotamia was a rich, varied and highly complex culture whose achievements included the invention of writing and the development of sophisticated urban society. This book offers an introductory guide to the beliefs and customs of the ancient Mesopotamians, as revealed in their art and their writings between about 3000 B.C. and the advent of the Christian era. Gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, magic, myths, religious symbolism, ritual, and the spiritual world are all discussed in alphabetical entries ranging from short accounts to extended essays. Names are given in both their Sumerian and Akkadian forms, and all entries are fully cross-referenced. A useful introduction provides historical and geographical background and describes the sources of our knowledge about the religion, mythology and magic of "the cradle of civilisation".
Author : Scott B. Noegel,Brannon M. Wheeler
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780810866102
Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding.
Author : Dr Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134641024
The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries on gods and goddesses, giving evidence of their worship in temples, describing their 'character', as documented by the texts, and defining their roles within the body of mythological narratives; synoptic entries on myths, giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of their transmission through the ages; and entries explaining the use of specialist terminology, for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types of mythological figures.
Author : Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141927114
Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, though it is still relatively unknown. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This is the first book to reveal how life was lived in ten Mesopotamian cities: from Eridu, the Mesopotamian Eden, to that potent symbol of decadence, Babylon - the first true metropolis: multicultural, multi-ethnic, the last centre of a dying civilization.