Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur /
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Chiefly a catalogue of a traveling exhibition scheduled for eight venues between Oct. 9, 1998 and May 2001. Cf. title page verso. :
xv, 195 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188). :
0924171545
9780924171543
The Organization of Power : aspects of bureaucracy in the ancient Near East /
: Papers of a symposium sponsodred by the Oriental Institute and Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicagom, April 16-17, 1983. : xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. : Bibliograpy : pages 158-159. : 0918986516 (pbk.)
Sumerian economic texts from the third Ur dynasty : a catalogue and discussion of documents from various collections /
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Reprint of the edition published by University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.
Texts presented in a transliterated form. :
xix, 421 pages ; 28 cm. :
Bibliography : pages 347-352. :
0837173116
Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship : Toward a New Understanding of Iraq's Royal Cemetery of Ur /
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At the beginning of Mesopotamia's Early Dynastic period, the political landscape was dominated by temple administrators, but by the end of the period, rulers whose titles we translate as "king" assumed control. This book argues that the ritual process of mourning, burying, and venerating dead elites contributed to this change. Part one introduces the rationale for seeing rituals as a means of giving material form to ideology and, hence, structuring overall power relations. Part two presents archaeological and textual evidence for the death rituals. Part three interprets symbolic objects found in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, showing they reflect ideological doctrines promoting the office of kingship. This book will be particularly useful for scholars of Mesopotamian archaeology and history.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047416791
9789004146358
The Tell Hamoukar survey /
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Vol.1 includes three maps in pocket on back pastedown.
"Tell Hamoukar is one of the largest Bronze Age sites in northern Mesopotamia. The present volume presents the results of three seasons of field survey and remote-sensing analysis at the site and its region. These studies were undertaken to address questions of urban origins, land use, and demographic trends through time" -- back flap. :
v. : ill., maps ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (v.1, p. xxvii-lii) :
9781885923738
1885923732