Mashkan-shapir and the Anatomy of an Old Babylonian City

Mashkan-shapir and the Anatomy of an Old Babylonian City

The earliest textual references to Mashkan-shapir depict a town with humble origins. During the first quarter of the second millennium B.C.E., however, Mashkan-shapir became one of the most prominent cities in Mesopotamia because of its location at the northernmost point where the systems of the Tig...

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Published in:The Biblical archaeologist Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 212 - 218
Main Authors: Stone, Elizabeth C., Zimansky, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Haven Scholars Press 01-12-1992
American Schools of Oriental Research
Subjects:
Alluvium
Brick buildings
Bricks
Canals
Chariots
Cities
Cylinders
Excavations
Religious buildings
Wood buildings
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Summary:The earliest textual references to Mashkan-shapir depict a town with humble origins. During the first quarter of the second millennium B.C.E., however, Mashkan-shapir became one of the most prominent cities in Mesopotamia because of its location at the northernmost point where the systems of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers converged sufficiently to permit navigation between them.
ISSN:0006-0895
2325-534X
DOI:10.2307/3210316