An analysis of the peoples, rulers, and cities of Persia and the role they played in OT history. Boasts numerous illustrations, including over 100 photographs.

Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

The ancient world of Mesopotamia (from Sumer to the subsequent division into Babylonia and Assyria ) vividly comes alive in this portrayal of the time period from 3100 BCE to the fall of Assyria (612 BCE ) and Babylon (539 BCE ). Readers will discover fascinating details about the lives of these people taken from the ancients' own descriptions. Beautifully illustrated, this easy-to-use reference contains a timeline and a historical overview to aid student research.

"Utilizing a generation of new scholarship, Karen Nemet-Nejat has given us a lively, up-to-date account of daily life in ancient Mesopotamia—from the foods that were eaten, the games that were played, the gods who were served, to methods of surveying and fortune-telling—in short, the whole gamut of life over two thousand years in one of the great literate civilizations of the ancient world.”
—Robert D. Biggs, Professor of Assyriology, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

“The author has here distilled the essence of a vast number of studies and translations to craft a synthesis that is at once authoritative and eminently readable.”
—William W. Hallo, The William M. Laffan Professor of Assyriolgy and Babylonian Literature, Yale University