Babylonia, the Gulf Region, and the Indus: archaeological and textual evidence for contact in the third and early second millennium B.C.

Working premise -- Confronting and combining archaeology and texts -- Some methodological considerations -- The prehistoric foundation (ca. 6000-2650 BC) -- The Pre-Sargonic Period (ca. 2650-2350 BC) -- Archaeology -- Texts -- The Sargonic Period (ca. 2350-2200 BC) -- Archaeology -- Texts -- Makkan...

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VerfasserInnen: Laursen, Steffen (VerfasserIn) ; Steinkeller, Piotr ca. 20. Jh. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Winona Lake, Indiana Eisenbrauns 2017
In: Mesopotamian civilizations (21)
Jahr: 2017
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Mesopotamian civilizations 21
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Babylonien / Persischer Golf / Indien (West) / Kulturkontakt / Ausgrabung / Geschichte 3000 v. Chr.-1500 v. Chr.
weitere Schlagwörter:B Civilization
B Babylonia Civilization Iraq Middle East Babylonia
B Antiquities
B Babylonia
B Iraq Civilization To 634
B Iraq Antiquities
B Iraq
B Babylonia Civilization
B Iraq Civilization To 634
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Zusammenfassung:Working premise -- Confronting and combining archaeology and texts -- Some methodological considerations -- The prehistoric foundation (ca. 6000-2650 BC) -- The Pre-Sargonic Period (ca. 2650-2350 BC) -- Archaeology -- Texts -- The Sargonic Period (ca. 2350-2200 BC) -- Archaeology -- Texts -- Makkan and Tilmun between ca. 2200 and ca. 2100 BC -- The Ur III Period (ca. 2100-2000 BC) -- Archaeology -- Texts -- The role of Amorites in Tilmun and Makkan -- The post-Ur III Period (2000-1800 BC) -- Archaeology -- Texts -- The role of Guabba as Babylonia's main seaport and a major textile production center -- 1. Guabba, the seaport -- 2. Guabba, the town -- 2.1. The shipyard -- 2.2. The caravanserai -- 2.3. The weaving establishment -- Excursus : the textile industry at Ur -- Contacts between Babylonia and Meluhha in the late third millennium -- 1. A Meluhhan settlement in Southern Babylonia? -- 2. Contacts between Babylonia and Meluhha -- Conclusion -- The Ur III and Isin texts bearing on the Gulf trade -- The seaworthy ships of Babylonia, the "Makkan ships," and the cylinder seals of the "big ships" personnel from Failaka and Bahrain -- 1. Big ships and big ship captains -- 2. Ships of Makkan -- 3. Boat construction -- 4. The cylinder seals owned by the personnel of "big ships" from Failaka and Bahrain -- The Babylonian burial jar in the Gulf countries
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-137) and index
Bandzählung fälschlich als Bd. 21 angegeben, richtig ist Bd. 20
ISBN:1575067560