Resource Manager Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization A. Leo Oppenheim Revised edition completed by Erica Reiner "Since its first publication in 1964, Ancient Mesopotamia has remained the most distinguished presentation of the civilization of Babylonia and Assyria. As a distinguished scholar and linguist who spent more than thirty years studying the cuneiform tablets, Oppenheim offers reader a personal picture of the Mesopotamians of three-thousand years ago. In the first chapter, he provides an overview. In the second chapter, he examines the urbanism, political and social organization, and economical facts in ancient Mesopotamia. In chapter three, he discusses the differences between the "historical sources" and "literature" in Mesopotamia. In the fourth chapter he reveals the ancient Mesopotamians' relations with their gods such as how Mesopotamians fed their gods. He also deals with Mesopotamian psychology and arts. In the last two chapters he discusses the literature, medicine, and science in Mesopotamia." Continued Book Download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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