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ix, 433 pages 24 cm, Bibliographical references included in \"Notes\" (p. 353-378) \"Bibliographical notes\": pages 379-387, pt. 1. The making of Mesopotamia. The background -- The setting -- The actors -- The world around -- pt. 2. Go to, let us build us a city and a tower. The social texture -- Economic facts -- \"The great organizations\" -- The city -- Urbanism -- pt. 3. Regnum a gente in gentem transfertur. Historical sources or literature -- An essay on Babylonian history -- An essay on Assyrian history -- pt. 4. Nah ist-und schwer zu fassen der gott. Why a \"Mesopotamian religion\" should not be written -- The care and feeding of the gods -- Mesopotamian \"psychology\" -- The arts of the diviner -- pt. 5. Laterculis coctilibus. The meaning of writing -- The scribes -- The creative effort -- Patterns in non-literary texts -- pt. 6. There are many strange wonders, but nothing more wonderful than man. Medicine and physicians -- Mathematics and astronomy -- Craftsmen and artists

Author

Oppenheim, A. Leo, 1904-1974

Publisher

Chicago, University of Chicago Press

Published

1964

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226631899

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.76 / 5 (75 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14