A Companion to Assyria is the first text in English in over fifty years to present a synthesis of the most recent scholarly contributions that have so substantially reshaped our image of ancient Assyria, with chapters from key international scholars. The only detailed up–to–date introduction to provide a scholarly overview of ancient Assyria in English within the last fifty years Brings together a team of respected Assyriology scholars from around the world Provides detailed illustrations of Assyrian society and life, including cities, art, religion, literature, economy, and technology, as well as coverage of the political and military history Reflecting the very latest scholarship, this Companion provides an invaluable tool for scholars in the field INDICE: Notes on Contributors .Acknowledgements [Author is yet to provide] .Introduction Eckart Frahm .Part I: Geography and History .1 Physical and Cultural Landscapes of Assyria Jason Ur .2 Assyria in the Third Millennium BCE Lauren Ristvet .3 The Old Assyrian Period (20th–18th century BCE) Klaas R. Veenhof .4 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Old Assyrian Period Cécile Michel .5 The Transition Period (17th to 15th century BCE) Shigeo Yamada .6 The Middle Assyrian Period (14th to 11th century BCE) Stefan Jakob .7 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Middle Assyrian Period Stefan Jakob .8 The Neo–Assyrian Period (ca. 1000–609 BCE) Eckart Frahm .9 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Middle Assyrian Period Karen Radner .10 Post–Imperial Assyria Stefan R. Hauser .Part II: The Fringes of Empire: Assyria and Its Neighbors .11 Assyria and the North: Anatolia Andreas Fuchs .12 Assyria and the East: Western Iran and Elam Andreas Fuchs .13 Assyria and the West: Syria and the Levant Ariel M. Bagg .14 Assyria and the Far West: The Aegean World Robert Rollinger .15 Assyria and the South: Babylonia Eckart Frahm .16 Assyria and the Far South: The Arabian Peninsula and The Persian Gulf Eckart Frahm .Part III: Elements of Assyrian Civilization .17 Languages and Writing Systems in Assyria Mikko Luukko and Greta van Buylaere .18 Assyrian Religion Stefan M. Maul .19 Assyrian Literature Alasdair Livingstone .20 Assyrian Scholarship and Scribal Culture in Ashur Nils P. Heeßel .21 Assyrian Scholarship and Scribal Culture in Kal u and Nineveh Jeanette C. Fincke .22 Assyrian Legal Traditions Frederick Mario Fales .23 Assyrian Cities and Architecture John M. Russell .24 Assyrian Art John M. Russell .25 Assyrian Technology Ariel M. Bagg .26 Assyrian Warfare Stefanie Dalley .27 Some Thoughts on the Assyrian Empire Mario Liverani .Part IV: The Afterlife and Rediscovery of Assyria .28 Assyria in Late Babylonian Sources Paul–Alain Beaulieu .29 Assyria in the Hebrew Bible Eckart Frahm .30 Assyria in Classical Sources Robert Rollinger .31 The Archaeological Exploration of Assyria Mogens Trolle Larsen .32 Assyrian Christians Aaron Michael Butts .List of Assyrian Kings [not certain if needed, not yet included] .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-3593-4
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- Fecha Publicación: 05/05/2017
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