Babylonia, the Gulf Region, and the Indus : archaeological and Textual Evidence for Contact in the Third and Early Second Millennium B.C

1. Verfasser: Laursen, Steffen , [VerfasserIn]
Steinkeller, Piotr, , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2017.
Umfang/Format: 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Mesopotamian civilizations ; 21.
Schlagworte:
Irak > Civilization > To 634.
Irak > Antiquities.
Babylonia > Civilization.
Parallelausgabe: Laursen, Steffen., Babylonia, the Gulf Region, and the Indus. (Online version:) | ISSN: 9781575067575
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Working premise
  • Confronting and combining archaeology and texts
  • Some methodological considerations
  • The prehistoric foundation (ca. 6000-2650 BC)
  • The Pre-Sargonic Period (ca. 2650-2350 BC)
  • Archaeology
  • Texts
  • The Sargonic Period (ca. 2350-2200 BC)
  • Archaeology
  • Texts
  • Makkan and Tilmun between ca. 2200 and ca. 2100 BC
  • The Ur III Period (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Archaeology
  • Texts
  • The role of Amorites in Tilmun and Makkan
  • The post-Ur III Period (2000-1800 BC)
  • Archaeology
  • Texts
  • The role of Guabba as Babylonia's main seaport and a major textile production center
  • 1. Guabba, the seaport
  • 2. Guabba, the town
  • 2.1. The shipyard
  • 2.2. The caravanserai
  • 2.3. The weaving establishment
  • Excursus : the textile industry at Ur
  • Contacts between Babylonia and Meluhha in the late third millennium
  • 1. A Meluhhan settlement in Southern Babylonia?
  • 2. Contacts between Babylonia and Meluhha
  • Conclusion
  • The Ur III and Isin texts bearing on the Gulf trade
  • The seaworthy ships of Babylonia, the "Makkan ships," and the cylinder seals of the "big ships" personnel from Failaka and Bahrain
  • 1. Big ships and big ship captains
  • 2. Ships of Makkan
  • 3. Boat construction
  • 4. The cylinder seals owned by the personnel of "big ships" from Failaka and Bahrain
  • The Babylonian burial jar in the Gulf countries.

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