The first dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia /
Boivin, Odette,
The first dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia / Odette Boivin. - 1 online resource (308 pages). - Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; Volume 20 . - Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; Volume 20. .
The history of mid-2nd millennium Babylonia is marked by a dire lack of sources. The Sealand kings who controlled part of it were long known to us only indirectly. A palatial archive published recently now illuminates this elusive polity from the inside. This book explores its political, economic, and religious history, as well as the transmission of its memory. It forms a basis for interpreting future finds of that period in southern Iraq.
9781501507823 9781501507861
Babylonia--Kings and rulers.
Babylon (Extinct city)--History--Sources.
Iraq--History--To 634.
Iraq--Antiquities.
Electronic books.
DS73.3 / .B658 2018
935/.02
The first dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia / Odette Boivin. - 1 online resource (308 pages). - Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; Volume 20 . - Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; Volume 20. .
The history of mid-2nd millennium Babylonia is marked by a dire lack of sources. The Sealand kings who controlled part of it were long known to us only indirectly. A palatial archive published recently now illuminates this elusive polity from the inside. This book explores its political, economic, and religious history, as well as the transmission of its memory. It forms a basis for interpreting future finds of that period in southern Iraq.
9781501507823 9781501507861
Babylonia--Kings and rulers.
Babylon (Extinct city)--History--Sources.
Iraq--History--To 634.
Iraq--Antiquities.
Electronic books.
DS73.3 / .B658 2018
935/.02