Imagining Babylon : : the modern story of an ancient city / / Mario Liverani ; translated from the Italian by Ailsa Campbell.
"Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon,' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Livera...
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| Superior document: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records, volume 11 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : De Gruyter,, [2016] 2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English Italian |
| Series: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ;
volume 11. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (506 pages) :; illustrations. |
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| Other title: | Immaginare Babele. |
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| Summary: | "Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon,' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Liverani provides an insightful overview of modern, Western approaches, theories, and accounts of the ancient Near Eastern city"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781614516026 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 9781614514589 |
| ISSN: | 2161-4415 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mario Liverani ; translated from the Italian by Ailsa Campbell. |