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The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East / Israel Eph'al.
Author
Ephʻal, Israel
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Jerusalem : Magnes, 2013.
Description
211 p. : ill, maps ; 23 cm.
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Subject(s)
Siege warfare
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Middle East
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Sieges
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Middle East
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Military art and science
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Middle East
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History
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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.
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Place name(s)
Israel Jerusalem.
ISBN
9789654933124
OCLC
863222884
RCP
H - S
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