The Babylonians by Gwendolyn Leick
Gwendolyn Leick's approachable survey introduces the Babylonians, the people, the culture and the reality behind the popular myth of Babylon. Spanning some 1800 years in the history of the Babylonians, from the time of Hammurabi, famous for his Law-Code, to the time when Alexander's heirs ruled the Near East, Leick examines how archaeological discoveries and cuneiform tablets recovered from Babylonian cities allow us an impression of the Babylonian people and their society, their intellectual and spiritual preoccupations. Exploring the lives of kings and merchants, women and slaves, and the social, historical, geographical and cultural context in which their extraordinary civilization flourished for so many centuries, The Babylonians has provided scholars and students with a dazzling new insight into this fascinating world.'A well-referenced work for beginners.. These new and updated texts breathe new life into the field.'- Journal of the Oxford University History Society
GWENDOLYN LEICK is an anthropologist and Assyriologist. She is the author of various publications on the Ancient Near East, including A Dictionary of Near Eastern Mythology and Sex & Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature. She also acts as a cultural tour guide in the Middle East, lecturing on history, archaeology and anthropology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415253154 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415253152 |
| Title | The Babylonians |
| Author | Gwendolyn Leick |
| Series | Peoples Of The Ancient World |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 188 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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