Ur: the city of the moon god

The rediscovery of Ur -- The earliest levels at Ur -- Uruk and Jemdat Nasr -- The rise of the city state -- Art and technology: objects from the royal cemetery -- The defeat of the city state by the rulers of Akkad -- Imperial Ur: the public face -- Ur beyond the sacred precinct: Ur III to Isin/Lars...

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Main Author: Crawford, Harriet E. W. 1937- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] Bloomsbury Academic 2015
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Archaeological histories
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ur / Excavations / History
Further subjects:B Excavations (archaeology) Iraq Ur (Extinct city)
B Ur (Extinct city)
B Iraq Antiquities
B Excavations (archaeology) (Iraq) (Ur (Extinct city))
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Summary:The rediscovery of Ur -- The earliest levels at Ur -- Uruk and Jemdat Nasr -- The rise of the city state -- Art and technology: objects from the royal cemetery -- The defeat of the city state by the rulers of Akkad -- Imperial Ur: the public face -- Ur beyond the sacred precinct: Ur III to Isin/Larsa (early old Babylonian) periods -- Post-imperial Ur: Kassites to Neo-Babylonians -- Death and rebirth
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:1472524195