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Historical dictionary of Mesopotamia / Gwendolyn Leick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leick, Gwendolyn, 1951-2022
- Series:
- Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras ; no. 26.
- Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras ; 26
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iraq--History--To 634--Dictionaries.
- Iraq.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Editor's Foreword; Readers' Note; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Photospread; Appendix 1. Rulers of Mesopotamia; Appendix 2. Museums with Mesopotamian Collections; Select Bibliography; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-267).
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-23935-2
- 979-82-16-41608-1
- 1-282-48019-7
- 9786612480195
- OCLC:
- 833770492
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