The city of Babylon : a history, c. 2000 BC - AD 116 / Stephanie Dalley, (University of Oxford).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dalley, Stephanie, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Babylon (Extinct city)--History.

Babylon (Extinct city).

Iraq--Babylon (Extinct city).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Babylon, the most famous city of central Mesopotamia, gave its name to the surrounding region, Babylonia, and to the ancient kingdom, culture and language now known as Babylonian. It was one of many great cities clustering in that fertile land, where it rose to dominate the others and held its dominance for nearly 2,000 years. Long before Babylon rose to supreme power, other great cities had powerful kings, fine buildings, extensive literacy, and mighty gods, so it is surprising that Babylon was able to achieve and hold on to exceptional status for such a long time. Mesopotamian civilization in general is extraordinary for its unbroken traditions of cities and literacy, but it did not begin in Babylon. For more than a thousand years the land had nurtured great Sumerian cities such as Ur, Uruk and Lagash, whose rulers were pioneers of architecture, art and literature with a rich and complex cultural history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Land and Peoples: An Introduction

2. Discoveries and Excavations

3. First Kings to the End of the Great Rebellion, c. 1894-C.1732

4. Law, Education, Literature, and the Path to Supremacy

5. From the Great Rebellion to the End of the First Dynasty, c. 1732-1592

6. The Next Six Centuries: Kassite, Sealand, Isin, and Elamite Kings, c. 1592-979

7. In the Shadow of Assyria, 978-625

8. Empire: Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar II, 625-562

9. From the Death of Nebuchadnezzar II to the Death of Cambyses, 561-522

10. Darius I to Alexander, and Seleucid to Parthian Rule

11. First Parthian Conquest 141 BC, to the Visit of Trajan in AD 116.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Dalley, Stephanie. The city of Babylon

ISBN:

9781107136274

110713627X

9781316501771

1316501779

OCLC:

1224161074

Publisher Number:

99990107988