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History & Philology / Walther Sallaberger, Ingo Schrakamp (eds.) ; with contributions by A. Archi,... [et al].

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: ARCANE (Associated Regional Chronologies for the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean) ; 3. | ARCANE (Associated Regional Chronologies for the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean) ; 3. Publication details: Thurnhout, Belgium ; Brepols, c2015.Description: xv, 445 p. : İllus., maps ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9782503534947
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D54.5 S251 2015
Contents:
Part I. Philological data for a Historical Chronology of Mesopotamia in the 3rd Millenium / by Walther Sallaberger and Ingo Schrakamp -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources I : King Lists and Related Texts -- 3. Sources II : Year Dates -- 4. On the Chronology of the Early Cuneiform Evidence -- 5. The Presargonic Period -- 6. Transition from thePresargonic to the Sargonic Period -- 7. Sargonic Rule in Mesopotamia -- 8. The Gutean Period : A Problem of 3rd Millenium Chronology -- 9. The Third Dynasty of Ur and Other Late 3rd Millenium Dynasties -- 10. Concluding Table -- Part II. Chronology and Historical Geography of the 3rd Millenium -- 1. Toward a Chronology of Early Dynastic Rulers in Mesopotamia / by Gianni Marchesi -- 2. The Geographical Horizon of the Text from Fara/Shuruppag / by Horst Steible -- 3. The Chronology of Ebla and Synchronisms with Abarsal, Tuttul, Nagar and Nabada, Mari, Kish / by Alfonso Archi -- 4. The Geographical Scope of Ebla : Commerce and Wars, Some Remarks / by Maria Giovanna Biga -- 5. The Rulers of Adab / by Francesco Pomponio -- 6. Geographical Horizons of the Presargonic and Sargonic Archives / Ingo Schrakamp -- 7. The Transition from the Old Akkadian Period to Ur III in Lagash / by Walter Sommerfeld -- 8.The Gutian Period in Chronological Perspective / by Piotr Steinkeller -- 9. Susa in the Late 3rd Millenium : From a Mesopotamian Colony to an Independent State ( MC 2110-1980 ) / by Katrien De Graef -- 10. Conclusion / by Walther Sallaberger and Ingo Schrakamp.
Summary: The volume on "History and Philology" within the ARCANE project is an up-to-date presentation of the data and problems connected to the chronology of the third millennium BC of Mesopotamia and adjacent regions. As an introduction, Walther Sallaberger and Ingo Schrakamp provide an overview of the pertinent cuneiform sources and discuss the reconstruction of a historical chronology. Furthermore the book includes articles on chronological problems and a regional history from the Fara period to the end of the millennium from leading experts: A. Archi and M.-G. Biga on Ebla, K. De Graef on Susa, G. Marchesi on early dynasties, F. Pomponio on Adab, I. Schrakamp on historical geography, W. Sommerfeld on the Akkadian period, H. Steible on Fara, P. Steinkeller on the Gutian period.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-360) and indexes.

Part I. Philological data for a Historical Chronology of Mesopotamia in the 3rd Millenium / by Walther Sallaberger and Ingo Schrakamp -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources I : King Lists and Related Texts -- 3. Sources II : Year Dates -- 4. On the Chronology of the Early Cuneiform Evidence -- 5. The Presargonic Period -- 6. Transition from thePresargonic to the Sargonic Period -- 7. Sargonic Rule in Mesopotamia -- 8. The Gutean Period : A Problem of 3rd Millenium Chronology -- 9. The Third Dynasty of Ur and Other Late 3rd Millenium Dynasties -- 10. Concluding Table -- Part II. Chronology and Historical Geography of the 3rd Millenium -- 1. Toward a Chronology of Early Dynastic Rulers in Mesopotamia / by Gianni Marchesi -- 2. The Geographical Horizon of the Text from Fara/Shuruppag / by Horst Steible -- 3. The Chronology of Ebla and Synchronisms with Abarsal, Tuttul, Nagar and Nabada, Mari, Kish / by Alfonso Archi -- 4. The Geographical Scope of Ebla : Commerce and Wars, Some Remarks / by Maria Giovanna Biga -- 5. The Rulers of Adab / by Francesco Pomponio -- 6. Geographical Horizons of the Presargonic and Sargonic Archives / Ingo Schrakamp -- 7. The Transition from the Old Akkadian Period to Ur III in Lagash / by Walter Sommerfeld -- 8.The Gutian Period in Chronological Perspective / by Piotr Steinkeller -- 9. Susa in the Late 3rd Millenium : From a Mesopotamian Colony to an Independent State ( MC 2110-1980 ) / by Katrien De Graef -- 10. Conclusion / by Walther Sallaberger and Ingo Schrakamp.

The volume on "History and Philology" within the ARCANE project is an up-to-date presentation of the data and problems connected to the chronology of the third millennium BC of Mesopotamia and adjacent regions. As an introduction, Walther Sallaberger and Ingo Schrakamp provide an overview of the pertinent cuneiform sources and discuss the reconstruction of a historical chronology. Furthermore the book includes articles on chronological problems and a regional history from the Fara period to the end of the millennium from leading experts: A. Archi and M.-G. Biga on Ebla, K. De Graef on Susa, G. Marchesi on early dynasties, F. Pomponio on Adab, I. Schrakamp on historical geography, W. Sommerfeld on the Akkadian period, H. Steible on Fara, P. Steinkeller on the Gutian period.

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