Tribe and state : the dynamics of international politics and the reign of Zimri-Lim / by Adam Miglio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miglio, Adam, 1977- author.

Series:

Gorgias studies in the ancient Near East ; 8.

Gorgias studies in the ancient Near East ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mari (Extinct city)--Foreign relations.

Mari (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, New Jersey : Gorgias Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book analyzes Zimri-Lim’s interactions with sovereigns from the Habur and with Yamut-bal and Numha tribal polities. It describes how Zimri-Lim’s disproportionate dependence on tribal connections left him vulnerable when these alliances began to falter in his tenth regnal year.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES, MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

NOTE ON DATES AND THE CITATION OF TEXTS AND EDITIONS

SYMBOLS USED IN TRANSCRIPTIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ANCIENT POLITICS: APPROACHING HISTORY AT MARI

POLITICS, THE STATE, AND SOCIETY

A DYNAMIC SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: "MARI AND THE LAND OF THE MOBILE PASTORALISTS "

ZIMRI-LIM'S CONDUCT OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

THE BEGINNING OF THE END: ZIMRILIM'S WAR WITH ELAM

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781463235888

1463235887

OCLC:

1100434602