Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
Series |
Ancients in their own words |
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Ancients in their own words.
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Summary |
"Offers insight into ancient times through the words of its peoples, featuring some of the most important written records from ancient Mesopotamia, including: the Sumerian King List, the Code of Hammurabi, the Hittite-Egyptian treaty of Kadesh, and the Epic of Gilgamesh, with examples of scripts carved into clay tablets and pillars using cuneiform letters"--Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index. |
Contents |
The Sargon legend -- At the god's command -- Mesopotamian medicine -- A catalog of kings -- Hammurabi's Code -- Alphabetic origins -- A permanent peace -- Sargon states his case -- Sennacherib goes to war -- The first flood -- Babylon rebuilt -- The world through Babylonian eyes -- Nebuchadnezzar's boast. |
Subject |
Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634 -- Juvenile literature.
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Quotations -- Translations into English -- Juvenile literature.
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ISBN |
9781608700660 hardcover |
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1608700666 hardcover |
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