Mobile pastoralism and the formation of Near Eastern civilizations : weaving together society /
"In this book, Anne Porter explores the idea that mobile and sedentary members of the ancient world were integral parts of the same social and political groups in greater Mesopotamia during the period 4000 to 1500 BCE. She draws on a wide range of archaeological and cuneiform sources to show ho...
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Language: English
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New York ; Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Call Number: DS73.1 .P67 2012
Table of Contents:
- •Introduction •1. The problem with pastoralists •2. Wool, writing, and religion •3. From temple to tomb •4. Tax and tribulation, or, who were the Amorrites? •Conclusion