The mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: an elusive world wonder traced

"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains l...

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Main Author: Dalley, Stephanie 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Edition:1. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hängende Gärten
Further subjects:B History, Ancient
B Assyria History
B Gardens (Iraq) (Babylon (Extinct city)) History
B Seven Wonders of the World
B Archaeology and history (Middle East)
B Babylon (Extinct city) History
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Summary:"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher
An exciting story of archaeological detection as well as a vividly written description of a little-known civilization. Dalley, a world expert on ancient Babylonian language, describes how deciphering an ancient Assyrian text-- and comparing it to sculpture in the British Museum-- provided the clues that enabled her to pin down where the Garden was positioned and to describe in detail what it may have looked like
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. [245] - 268
ISBN:0198728840