Textiles in the neo-Assyrian empire: a study of terminology

The book analyses the Assyrian textile terminology of the first millennium BC. Terms for raw materials, textile procedures, and textile end products consumed in first-millennium BC Assyria are classified according to their meaning and compared with other dialects of Akkadian as well as other Semitic...

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Main Author: Gaspa, Salvatore 1975- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Berlin De Gruyter [2018]
In: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 19)
Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records volume 19
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Akkadian language / Textiles / Terminology
B Assyria / Administration / Textile production / History 912 BC-627 BC
Further subjects:B Textile fabrics Terminology Middle East
B Textile industry History Middle East
B Textile fabrics History Middle East
B Textile industry Terminology Middle East
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Summary:The book analyses the Assyrian textile terminology of the first millennium BC. Terms for raw materials, textile procedures, and textile end products consumed in first-millennium BC Assyria are classified according to their meaning and compared with other dialects of Akkadian as well as other Semitic languages. The study also discusses the management of textile production and consumption in Assyria by the state administration
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1501510746