Handbook to Life in Ancient MesopotamiaBertman examines the succession of civilizations that flourished in ancient Mesopotamia from 3500 to 500 B.C.E.; Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. |
Contents
Archaeology and History | 39 |
Government and Society | 61 |
Religion and Myth | 113 |
Language Writing and Literature | 137 |
Architecture and Engineering | 185 |
Sculpture and Other Arts | 213 |
Economy | 243 |
Transportation and Trade | 251 |
Military Affairs | 261 |
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