The city besieged
Subtitle: siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East
By: by Israel Ephʻal
Series: Publications of the Perry Foundation for Biblical Research in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Sidrat sefarim le-ḥeḳer ha-Miḳra mi-yisudo shel S. Sh. Peri
Publisher: Hebrew University magnes Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9789654933124
Subjects: Siege warfare; Sieges; Military art and science; History
Work titles: Ke-ʻir netsurah
Notes: "This is an updated and expanded edition of a book that originally appeared in Hebrew in 1996"--P.[7].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Ch 1 Introduction; title: What is siege warfare; title: Purpose of the book and method of discussion; title: Ch 2 Sources; title: Literary sources; title: Non-literary documents; title: Artistic representations of siege warfare; title: Archaeological evidence; title: Ch 3 Military aspects; title: Blockade; title: Breakthrough; title: Ch 4 Legal and economic aspects; title: Introduction; title: Babylonian siege documents; title: Documents of siege and hardship from Emar; title: Legal significance of the hardship formulae; title: "Charitable deeds"; title: Ch 5 Social aspects; title: Between man and God; title: Public life.