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

Author
Ephʻal, Israel [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Jerusalem : Magnes, 2013.
Description
211 p. : ill, maps ; 23 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Summary note
"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 is a state of emergency." -- from the book cover.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-190) and indexes.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
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.
Place name(s)
Israel Jerusalem.
ISBN
9789654933124
OCLC
863222884
RCP
H - S
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