The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East / Israel Ephʻal.

Author
Ephʻal, Israel [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Jerusalem : Hebrew University Magnes Press, c2013.
Description
xvii, 211 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Series
  • Sidrat sefarim le-ḥeḳer ha-Miḳra mi-yisudo shel S. Sh. Peri [More in this series]
  • Publications of the Perry Foundation for Biblical Research in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and indexes.
Contents
  • ch. 1. Introduction
  • What is siege warfare
  • Purpose of the book and method of discussion
  • ch. 2. Sources
  • Literary sources
  • Non-literary documents
  • Artistic representations of siege warfare
  • Archaeological evidence
  • ch. 3. Military aspects
  • Blockade
  • Breakthrough
  • ch. 4. Legal and economic aspects
  • Introduction
  • Babylonian siege documents
  • Documents of siege and hardship from Emar
  • Legal significance of the hardship formulae
  • "Charitable deeds"
  • ch. 5. Social aspects
  • Between man and God
  • Public life.
ISBN
  • 9789654933124
  • 9654933128
  • 9789654937313 (eBook)
OCLC
863222884
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