Sumer / translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: The Arts of Mankind ; Vol. 1. | The Arts of Mankind ; Vol. 1. Publication details: [London] : Thames and Hudson, c1960.Description: l, 397 p. : illus. (part col.) ports., maps (part col.) ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • N5370 P371 1960
Contents:
Preface / by Andre Malraux -- Introduction -- I. History of the Discoveries -- II. The 'Garden of Eden' from the Origins to Historical Times (5000-2800 B.C.) -- III. The City States and Sumer's Golden Age Ur, Lagash, Mari (2800-2470 B.C.) -- IV. Sargon and Akkadian Empire (2470-2285 B.C.) -- V. The Guti and the Neo-Sumerian Reaction (2285-2016 B.C.) -- VI. The Return of the Amorites and Babylonian Hegemony (2016-1595 B.C.) -- VII. Kassites and Elamites in Babylonia ( 1730-1155 B. C.) -- Glossary-Index.
Summary: Translated by Stuart Gilbert & James Emmons. André Parrot (1901-1980) was a French archaeologist specializing in the ancient Near East. He led excavations in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, and is best known for his work at Mari, Syria, where he led important excavations from 1933 to 1975.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-370) and index.

Preface / by Andre Malraux -- Introduction -- I. History of the Discoveries -- II. The 'Garden of Eden' from the Origins to Historical Times (5000-2800 B.C.) -- III. The City States and Sumer's Golden Age Ur, Lagash, Mari (2800-2470 B.C.) -- IV. Sargon and Akkadian Empire (2470-2285 B.C.) -- V. The Guti and the Neo-Sumerian Reaction (2285-2016 B.C.) -- VI. The Return of the Amorites and Babylonian Hegemony (2016-1595 B.C.) -- VII. Kassites and Elamites in Babylonia ( 1730-1155 B. C.) -- Glossary-Index.

Translated by Stuart Gilbert & James Emmons. André Parrot (1901-1980) was a French archaeologist specializing in the ancient Near East. He led excavations in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, and is best known for his work at Mari, Syria, where he led important excavations from 1933 to 1975.

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