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Title: Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Jean Bottero, Andre Finet, Bertrand Lafont, Georges Roux, Antonia Nevill ISBN: 0-8018-6864-5 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very interesting
Comment: If you're interested in ancient Mesopotamian civilization, you'll probably love this book. It's full of fascinating information about the day-to-day lives of the ancient Sumerians and Akkadians. Chapters include such topics as Love and Sex, Women's Rights, Food and Cuisine, the Law, Religion, and so on. The book is written mostly by Bottero, but there are also several other scholars who contribute some of the chapters. Most are well written and not too technical or difficult to read, and as I said, full of lots of interesting and intriguing information and facts.
The ancient Mesopotamians come across as practical, no-nonsense people who, in contrast to the ancient Egyptians, weren't especially religious and believed in living life in the here and now as best one could. Although they did have a religion, it was mostly for propitiating various gods and deities who they hoped would bestow their blessings on them in their personal or public affairs. There was a concept of the afterlife, but it was basically a dark, dingy, netherworld where not much happened, it seems, and they regarded the present life as far preferable to it.
A good example of their practical approach to affairs is that marriage was a simple contract without much ceremony. Women could marry who they wanted and could divorce much as men could, although adultery was tolerated much less for women than for men. A surprising fact is how extensive their food and cuisine was. According to the writer of the chapter, the Sumerians knew how to make hundreds of different types of breads, soups, beer, and other dishes, depending on the ingredients and how they were prepared.
Overall, a fine book and addition to the practical history and understanding of the ancient Mesopotamians.
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Title: The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (The Cultural Atlas Series) by Michael Roaf ISBN: 0816022186 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Ancient Iraq by Georges Roux ISBN: 014012523X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia : An Illustrated Dictionary by Jeremy Black, Anthony Green ISBN: 0292707940 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 1992 List Price(USD): $18.34 |
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Title: Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat ISBN: 1565637127 Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia by Jean Bottero, Teresa Lavender Fagan ISBN: 0226067173 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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