City Besieged

Siege and Its Manifestations in the Ancient Near East

AvIsrael Ephʿal

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Del 36 i serien Culture and History of the Ancient Near East

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Beskrivning

Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare, this study examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the Ancient Near East. The book is based on Akkadian and biblical (and, to lesser degree, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hittite and Ugaritic) sources as well as on the depictions on reliefs from Assyrian palaces and Egyptian temples. The analysis incorporates lexical study and military thinking and focuses on the technology of warfare and human behavior in a state of emergency. This volume is a co-publication between Brill and The Hebrew University Magnes Press."...this book serves as an excellent overview of siege practices and their result as seen from the biblical and Mesopotamian perspective." - Michael G. Hasel, Institute of Archaeology–Southern Adventist University

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:535 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004174108

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Israel Ephʿal is professor emeritus of History of the Jewish People and of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Leut.-Col. (ret.), IDF. He is author of The Ancient Arabs: Nomads on the Borders of the Fertile Crescent, 9th-5th Centuries BC; (with (J. Naveh) Aramaic Ostraca of the Fourth Century BC from Idumaea, and of papers on the history of the People and the Land of Israel in the 9th-4th centuries BC, on epigraphy, and on ancient Near Eastern military history.

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ContentsChapter One: IntroductionI. What is iege arfare?II. Purpose of the Book and Method of Discussion Chapter Two: SourcesI. Literary SourcesII. Non-literary DocumentsIII. Artistic Representations of Siege WarfareIV. Archaeological EvidenceChapter Three: Military AspectsI. The Blockade II. The Breakthrough Chapter Four: Legal and Economic AspectsI. IntroductionII. The Babylonian Siege Documents III. Documents of Siege and Hardship from Emar IV. The Legal Significance of the Hardship Formulae V. “Charitable Deeds” Chapter Five: Social AspectsI. Between Man and God II. Public Life