Handbook to life in ancient Mesopotamia
By: Stephen Bertman
Series: Facts on File library of world history
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634
Description: Bertman examines the succession of civilizations that flourished in ancient Mesopotamia from 3500 to 500 B.C.E.; Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-376) and index
Table of contents: title: Geography of Mesopotamia; title: Archaeology and history; title: Government and society; title: Religion and myth; title: Language, writing, and literature; title: Architecture and engineering; title: Scripture and other arts; title: Economy; title: Transportation and trade; title: Military affairs; title: Everyday life; title: Mesopotamia and sacred scripture; title: Legacy of Mesopotamia