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Ur : the city of the moon god / by Harriet Crawford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crawford, Harriet E. W., author.
- Series:
- Classical Studies & Archaeology 2015.
- Classical Studies & Archaeology 2015
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Ur (Extinct city).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq--Ur (Extinct city).
- Iraq--Antiquities.
- Iraq.
- Antiquities.
- Iraq--Ur (Extinct city).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
- System Details:
- Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- The ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur flourished as a centre of trade and civilisation between 2800 and 2000 BCE. It has suffered from the disastrous Guff war and from neglect but still remains a potent symbol for people of all faiths. This account of Ur's past looks at the ancient city's evolution over centuries and its archaeological interpretation in more recent times since 19th-century explorers identified the site. Detailing the archaeologist Leonard Woolley's key discoveries during the 1920s and 30s, and utilising the latest evidence from environmental, historical and archaeological studies, the volume explores the site's past from the 5th millennium to the death of Alexander. It looks in detail at the sacred buildings, royal graves, and also the private housing that provides a unique record of life 4,000 years ago. The volume also describes the part played by Ur in the Gulf war and discusses the problems raised for archaeologists in the war's aftermath. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The rediscovery of Ur
- The earliest levels at Ur
- Uruk and Jemdat Nasr
- The rise of the city state
- Art and technology: objects from the royal cemetery
- The defeat of the city state by the rulers of Akkad
- Imperial Ur: the public face
- Ur beyond the sacred precinct: Ur III to Isin/Larsa (early old Babylonian) periods
- Post-imperial Ur: Kassites to Neo-Babylonians
- Death and rebirth.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns
- Other Format:
- Original
- ISBN:
- 9781472593191
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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