The Face of the Ancient Orient: Near Eastern Civilization in Pre-Classical TimesCourier Corporation, 2012 M10 10 - 384 páginas "A lucid, intelligent, and lively summation … an appetizing and stimulating introduction to the study of man's early civilizations." — Science This fascinating, lively study — praised by the American Historical Review as "a valuable introduction, perhaps the best available in English, to the ancient Near Eastern civilizations" — is essential reading for history students and for anyone interested in the development of Western civilization. The author, who was director of the Center of Semitic Studies at the University of Rome, undertook the study in order to make sense of several enormously important discoveries from the mid-twentieth century — including the discovery of Ugarit, a Syrian city that flourished for 4,000 years; the unearthing of Mari, an equally important city of ancient Mesopotamia; and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Professor Moscati begins with a chapter on the "Oriental Renaissance" and goes on to examine the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Hittites, Hurrians, Canaanites, Aramaeans, Israelites, and Persians, before offering, in the final chapter, a synthesis of Near Eastern accomplishments in politics, society, literature, and the arts. His conclusion is that "the civilizations of the ancient Orient [were] a tremendous human experience … without which another, subsequent civilization would not be conceivable." One of the great pleasures of this intriguing book is its delightful sampling of illustrative quotations from primary sources — some from the Bible and many others (often with strikingly biblical intonations) from the little-known writings of Sumer, Egypt, Hurria, and the other great civilizations that prefigured Greece and Rome. |
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... death of the tissue, the carbon 14 gradually degenerates, at the rate of 50 per cent in 5,500 years approximately, into carbon 12, which remains unaltered. Consequently the proportion of carbon 14 to carbon 12 furnishes an indication of ...
... death of the tissue, the carbon 14 gradually degenerates, at the rate of 50 per cent in 5,500 years approximately, into carbon 12, which remains unaltered. Consequently the proportion of carbon 14 to carbon 12 furnishes an indication of ...
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... death involves payment of duties. Then a king, Urukagina, arises, to restore order and justice. In an inscription he has left us his account of the reforms he made: When Ningirsu, the hero of Enlil, had given to Urukagina the kingship ...
... death involves payment of duties. Then a king, Urukagina, arises, to restore order and justice. In an inscription he has left us his account of the reforms he made: When Ningirsu, the hero of Enlil, had given to Urukagina the kingship ...
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... death of Gudea, Lagash yields its predominance in the land of the Sumerians to another city: Ur. The third dynasty of this city assumes the title: “king of the four quarters of the earth', and thus renews the aspiration to rulership ...
... death of Gudea, Lagash yields its predominance in the land of the Sumerians to another city: Ur. The third dynasty of this city assumes the title: “king of the four quarters of the earth', and thus renews the aspiration to rulership ...
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... death and rebirth which occurs in nature every year.” How are the gods represented? Although they stand for natural forces and elements, in monuments and inscriptions they are given the likeness of men. They have human figures, are ...
... death and rebirth which occurs in nature every year.” How are the gods represented? Although they stand for natural forces and elements, in monuments and inscriptions they are given the likeness of men. They have human figures, are ...
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... death voluntarily accepted in the assurance of a life to come? There is much to suggest this. However, the future life, as the Sumerians conceive it, is in strong contrast with that of Egyptians, for it is wretched and unsubstantial ...
... death voluntarily accepted in the assurance of a life to come? There is much to suggest this. However, the future life, as the Sumerians conceive it, is in strong contrast with that of Egyptians, for it is wretched and unsubstantial ...
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Face of the Ancient Orient: Near Eastern Civilization in Pre-classical Times Sabatino Moscati Vista previa limitada - 2001 |
The Face of the Ancient Orient: Near Eastern Civilization in Pre-classical Times Sabatino Moscati Vista previa limitada - 2001 |
Términos y frases comunes
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