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7. The Ancient Near Eastern City: 2100–500 BCE

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© 2020 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2020 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Dedication x
  4. Donor Acknowledgments xi
  5. Director's Preface xiii
  6. Acknowledgments xv
  7. Map of the Ancient Middle East xvi
  8. Timeline of Key Periods and Developments xviii
  9. 1. The New Middle East Galleries at the Penn Museum 1
  10. 2. The Geography and Agriculture of the Middle East 17
  11. 3. The First Cities 45
  12. 4. Religion and the Gods 75
  13. 5. A View from the Highlands 101
  14. 6. Nomads 127
  15. 7. The Ancient Near Eastern City: 2100–500 BCE 155
  16. 8. The Royal Cemetery of Ur 195
  17. 9. Hasanlu 235
  18. 10. The City under Empire: Nippur from 1000 BCE to 800 CE 261
  19. 11. The Medieval and Early Modern Islamic and Persianate City 309
  20. 12. The Modern City 353
  21. 13. Epilogue: The Middle East and Globalization 367
  22. Appendix: Timeline of Penn Museum Excavations in Iraq and Iran 373
  23. References 395
  24. Author Biographies 401
  25. Figure Credits 405
Journey to the City
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9781931707176-013

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Dedication x
  4. Donor Acknowledgments xi
  5. Director's Preface xiii
  6. Acknowledgments xv
  7. Map of the Ancient Middle East xvi
  8. Timeline of Key Periods and Developments xviii
  9. 1. The New Middle East Galleries at the Penn Museum 1
  10. 2. The Geography and Agriculture of the Middle East 17
  11. 3. The First Cities 45
  12. 4. Religion and the Gods 75
  13. 5. A View from the Highlands 101
  14. 6. Nomads 127
  15. 7. The Ancient Near Eastern City: 2100–500 BCE 155
  16. 8. The Royal Cemetery of Ur 195
  17. 9. Hasanlu 235
  18. 10. The City under Empire: Nippur from 1000 BCE to 800 CE 261
  19. 11. The Medieval and Early Modern Islamic and Persianate City 309
  20. 12. The Modern City 353
  21. 13. Epilogue: The Middle East and Globalization 367
  22. Appendix: Timeline of Penn Museum Excavations in Iraq and Iran 373
  23. References 395
  24. Author Biographies 401
  25. Figure Credits 405
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