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Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins

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Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins

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SKU: 9781606066492 Category: Product ID: 4487

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Title: Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins
Author: THOMAS ARIANE / POTTS TIMOTHY
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 07/04/2020
Imprint: GETTY PUBLICATIONS
Price: $102.00
Publishing status: Active

Ancient Mesopotamia, a region that mainly corresponds to modern-day Iraq, has a record of human activity dating back nearly fifteen thousand years. Writing was invented in Mesopotamia at the end of the fourth millennium BCE, and urbanization reached new heights of social, economic, and architectural sophistication there. A cultural melting pot, Mesopotamia was the source of many myths, which in turn influenced Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian, Arabic, and Persian traditions. For these reasons and many others, it is still considered the “cradle of civilization.”

‘Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins’ presents a rich panorama of ancient Mesopotamian history, from its earliest prehistoric cultures to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE. This catalogue records the beauty and variety of the objects on view in the Getty’s exhibition, on loan from the Louvre’s unparalleled collection of ancient Near Eastern antiquities: cylinder seals, monumental sculptures, cuneiform tablets, jewelry, glazed bricks, paintings, figurines, and more. Essays by international experts explore a range of topics, from the earliest French excavations to Mesopotamia’s economy, religion, cities, cuneiform writing, rulers, and history-as well as its enduring presence in the contemporary imagination.

ISBN: 9781606066492

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Weight 666 g
Dimensions 250 × 200 mm