The ancient Orient : an introduction to the study of the ancient Near East

Title
  1. The ancient Orient : an introduction to the study of the ancient Near East / Wolfram von Soden ; translated by Donald G. Schley.
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  1. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 1994.
Author
  1. Soden, Wolfram von, 1908-1996

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Description
  1. xx, 262 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
Uniform title
  1. Einführung in die Altorientalistik. English
Alternative title
  1. Einführung in die Altorientalistik.
Subject
  1. Moyen-Orient > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 622
  2. Prehistoric civilisation
  3. Oudheid
  4. Middle East > Civilization > To 622
  5. Mesopotamia
Contents
  1. I. The Term "Ancient Orient" and Its Demarcation -- II. The Scene -- III. Peoples and Cultures in the Ancient Orient -- 1. The Ancient Oriental Cultures before 3000: The Sumerians -- 2. The Semites in Western Asia -- 3. Hurrians and Urartians -- 4. Peoples and Cultures in Western Iran -- 5. Asia Minor: Proto-Hattians, Luwians, and Hittites -- 6. The Coalescence of Peoples -- IV. Writing and Systems of Writing -- 1. Sumerian Writing and Cuneiform -- 2. The Hittite Hieroglyphs (the Luwian Pictograms) -- 3. The Phoenician Alphabetic Script and Its Predecessors -- 4. Alphabetic Scripts in Cuneiform: Ugaritic and the Old Persian Script -- V. The History of Ancient Western Asia: The Historical Sources -- 1. Chronology: King Lists, Date Lists, and Eponym Lists -- 2. Sources for Political History -- 3. The Early Sumerian Period and Early Dynastic Period -- 4. The Empire of Akkad and the Neo-Sumerian Period -- 5. The Beginnings of Assyria and Its Trade Colonies -- 6. The Old Babylonian Period -- 7. The Ancient Orient between 1530 and 1000 -- 8. Western Asia from 1000 to 750 and the Rise of the Assyrian Empire -- 9. The Neo-Assyrian Empire: Its Zenith and Decline: Tiglath-Pileser III and the Sargonids -- 10. The Neo-Babylonian Chaldean Empire (626-539) -- 11. Persians, Macedonians, Greeks, and Parthians in Western Asia -- VI. State and Society -- 1. The Monarchy -- 2. The Divinization of the Monarch -- 3. City, State, and Administration -- 4. Society and Social Groups -- 5. The Army and Warfare -- VII. Nutrition and Agriculture -- 1. Fishing and Fowling; Hunting -- 2. Animal Husbandry -- 3. Farming and Gardening -- VIII. Artisanry -- 1. The Term; Organization and Instruction; The School -- 2. Spinning, Weaving, Sewing, and Embroidery -- 3. The Preparation of Hides: Leather -- 4. The Use of Reeds: Basketry -- 5. Woodwork: Carpentry, Joining, and Furniture Making -- 6. Mud and Clay: Bricks, Ceramics, and Miniature Sculpture -- 7. Stone for Devices, Monumental and Miniature Sculpture, and Buildings -- 8. The Smelting and Refining of Metals -- IX. Trade and Commerce -- 1. Roads and Highways -- 2. Water Routes -- 3. Basic Terms of Trade: Buying and Selling, Money -- 4. The Organization of Trade: The Merchant -- 5. The Merchandise -- X. Law -- 1. Legal Prescriptions and Law Codes -- 2. Documents and Other Legal Sources: Legal Praxis -- 3. Judges and the Judiciary -- XI. Sumerian and Babylonian Science -- 1. The Sumerian Science of Lists as a Science of Order -- 2. Bilingual Lexical Lists in Ebla and Babylonia: Tri- and Quadrilingual Lists in Asia Minor and Syria -- 3. Further Functions of Babylonian Word and Name Lists: Inventory Rolls and Compilations of Various Sorts -- 4. Lists of Analogous Verbal Expressions -- 5. The Babylonian Science of Omens -- 6. Theology, Historiography, and Geography -- 7. The Beginnings of Natural Sciences -- 8. The Scientific Study of Humanity: Medicine and Pharmacology -- 9. Mathematics and Astronomy -- XII. Religion and Magic -- 1. Basic Problems -- 2. The Gods of the Sumerians -- 3. The Gods of the Babylonians and Assyrians -- 4. God and Mankind: Sin and Ethics, Theodicy, Life after Death -- 5. Cults and Offerings: Priests, Temple Servants, Prophets -- 6. Magic, Demons, Evil Powers, Sorcery -- 7. Death and Burial -- XIII. Literature -- 1. Overview: Tablet Series: Prose and Poetry -- 2. Royal Inscriptions -- 3. Myths and Epics -- 4. Wisdom Literature and Humorous Poetry -- 5. Hymns, Prayers, Laments, and Incantations -- 6. Scientific Literature -- XIV. Building, Art, and Music -- 1. Cultic Buildings and Palaces: Form and Decoration -- 2. Sculpture and Modeling, Inlaid Work, and Miniature -- 3. Music and Musical Instruments. XV. Concluding Observations and Remarks -- Map of the Near East up to the Persian Period.
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  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.