From the Mari archives: an anthology of Old Babylonian letters, Jack M. Sasson.
By: Sasson, Jack M [author.]
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BookPublisher: Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2017Description: xx, 454 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781575068305; 1575068303.Subject(s): Amorites -- History -- Sources | Assyro-Babylonian letters -- Syria -- Mari (Extinct city) | Assyro-Babylonian letters -- Translations into English | Inscriptions -- Syria -- Mari (Extinct city) | Mari (Extinct city) -- History -- Sources | Babylonia -- History -- Sources | Mari (Extinct city) -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 935.501
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Scope and content: "A selection of translations of the hundreds of letters from ancient Mari (Tell Hariri) on the Euphrates River, categorizing them by type of letter, contents, and with commentary on the ways in which the letters provide access into our understanding of ancient Mesopotamian society, in the 2nd millennium B.C.E."--Provided by publisher.
Introduction -- Kingship -- Administration -- Warfare -- Society -- Religion -- Culture -- Reflections -- Works consulted -- Concordances and indexes: A. Concordances; B. Correspondents.
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Maps printed on inner front and back covers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-366) and indexes.
Introduction -- Kingship -- Administration -- Warfare -- Society -- Religion -- Culture -- Reflections -- Works consulted -- Concordances and indexes: A. Concordances; B. Correspondents.
"A selection of translations of the hundreds of letters from ancient Mari (Tell Hariri) on the Euphrates River, categorizing them by type of letter, contents, and with commentary on the ways in which the letters provide access into our understanding of ancient Mesopotamian society, in the 2nd millennium B.C.E."--Provided by publisher.
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