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The archives of Ebla : an empire inscribed in clay
- Title
- The archives of Ebla : an empire inscribed in clay / Giovanni Pettinato ; with an afterword by Mitchell Dahood.
- Author
- Pettinato, Giovanni
- Publication
- Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1981.
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| Text | Use in library | DS99.E25 P47313 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Dahood, Mitchell J.
- Description
- xvi, 347 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- When the ancient city of Ebla was unearthed, archaeologists discovered the well-preserved royal library containing more than 15,000 clay tablets and fragments. At digs in modern-day Syria, the Ebla tablets provide unique insight into the culture and and history of ancient Mesopotamia.
- Uniform Title
- Ebla un impero inciso nell'argilla. English
- Alternative Title
- Ebla un impero inciso nell'argilla.
- Subject
- Note
- Translation of Ebla un impero inciso nell'argilla.
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [323]-325.
- Contents
- Ebla: the meaning of a discovery -- The finding of Ebla -- The royal archives -- The writing and language of Ebla -- The dynasty of Ebla and its historical documents -- Society -- The economy -- Culture -- Religion.
- ISBN
- 0385131526
- 9780385131520
- LCCN
- 77016939
- OCLC
- ocm07170114
- 7170114
- SCSB-14377946
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library