Akkad: The First World Empire : Structure, Ideology, Traditions

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Author(s): Mario Liverani
Publisher: Sargon
Year: 1993

Language: English
Pages: 182

Front Cover
Copyright
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Mario Liverani, Akkad: An Introduction
Jerrold S. Cooper, Paradigm and Propaganda. The Dynasty of Akkade in the 21st Century
Benjamin R. Foster, Management and Administration in the Sargonic Period
Mario Liverani, Model and Actualization. The Kings of Akkad in the Historical Tradition
Piotr Michalowski, Memory and Deed: The Historiography of the Political Expansion of the Akkad State
Hans J. Nissen, Settlement Patterns and Material Culture of the Akkadian Period: Continuity and Discontinuity
Piotr Steinkeller, Early Political Development in Mesopotamia and the Origins of the Sargonic Empire
Harvey Weiss and Marie-Agnes Courty, The Genesis and Collapse of the Akkadian Empire: The Accidental Refraction of Historical Law
Aage Westenholz, The World View of Sargonic Officials. Differences in Mentality Between Sumerians and Akkadians
Benjamin R. Foster, Select Bibliography of the Sargonic Period
Plates