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"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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Liverani, Mario,
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Campbell, Ailsa,
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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Immaginare Babele. English
Imagining Babylon : the modern story of an ancient city / Mario Liverani ; translated from the Italian by Ailsa Campbell.
Boston : De Gruyter, [2016]
2016
1 online resource (506 pages) : illustrations.
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Studies in ancient Near Eastern records, 2161-4415 ; volume 11
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Cities and towns, Ancient Middle East.
Excavations (Archaeology) Middle East.
Babylon (Extinct city)
Middle East Antiquities.
Electronic books.
Campbell, Ailsa, translator.
Print version: Liverani, Mario. Imagining Babylon : the modern story of an ancient city. Boston : De Gruyter, [2016] xviii, 488 pages ; 24 cm. Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; volume 11 9781614516026
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