A Primer of Assyriology - Brossura

Sayce, Archibald Henry

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ISBN 10: 1108082343 ISBN 13: 9781108082341

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Riassunto

Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) became interested in Middle Eastern languages and scripts while still a teenager. Old Persian and Akkadian cuneiform had recently been deciphered, and popular enthusiasm for these discoveries was running high when Sayce began his academic career at Oxford in 1869. This 1894 work, published by the Religious Tract Society, is an introduction for a popular readership to the world of ancient Assyria. Beginning with the geography of Mesopotamia and with the early archaeological discoveries in the region, Sayce next describes the decipherment of the cuneiform inscriptions and tablets, and the knowledge gained from them, especially about the history of the region, and government and organisation, before describing religion, literature, and what can be deduced about everyday life. An appendix gives weights and measures, lists of kings and gods, and a chronological table linking events known from the archaeological record to accounts in the Old Testament.

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This 1894 work is an introduction to the world of ancient Assyria. Beginning with the geography of Mesopotamia and with the early archaeological discoveries in the region, Sayce next describes the decipherment of the cuneiform inscriptions and tablets, before describing religion, literature, and what can be deduced about everyday life.

Contenuti:

1. The country and its people; 2. The discovery and decipherment of the inscriptions; 3. Babylonian and Assyrian history; 4. Religion; 5. Babylonian and Assyrian literature; 6. Social life; Appendix.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1108082343
• ISBN 13: 9781108082341
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 134