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• Title:[Histoire commence en Mésopotamie. English.]
  Mesopotamia : civilization begins / edited by Ariane Thomas and Timothy Potts.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Thomas, Ariane, 1983- editor.
  Potts, Timothy F., editor.
  J. Paul Getty Museum, host institution, issuing body.
  
• Published/Created:Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2020]
  ©2020
  

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  • Call Number: DS69.L68 H5713 2020
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Musée du Louvre--Exhibitions.
  Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian--Exhibitions.
  Iraq--Civilization--To 634--Exhibitions.
  
• Description:xv, 220 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 30 cm
  
• Summary:"This catalogue of more than 100 objects from the Musée du Louvre's collection of Ancient Near Eastern antiquities presents essays on Mesopotamia's discovery and excavations, economy, religion, cities, cuneiform writing, rulers and history, as well as its enduring presence in the contemporary imagination"-- Provided by publisher.
  "Mesopotamia, in modern-day Iraq, was home to the remarkable ancient civilizations of Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. From the rise of the first cities around 3500 BCE, through the mighty empires of Nineveh and Babylon, to the demise of its native culture around 100 CE, Mesopotamia produced some of the most powerful and captivating art of antiquity and led the world in astronomy, mathematics, and other sciences--a legacy that lives on today. Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins presents a rich panorama of ancient Mesopotamia's history, from its earliest prehistoric cultures to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE. This catalogue records the beauty and variety of the objects on display, on loan from the Louvre's unparalleled collection of ancient Near Eastern antiquities: cylinder seals, monumental sculptures, cuneiform tablets, jewelry, glazed bricks, paintings, figurines, and more. Essays by international experts explore a range of topics, from the earliest French excavations to Mesopotamia's economy, religion, cities, cuneiform writing, rulers, and history--as well as its enduring presence in the contemporary imagination." -- Publisher's website
  
• Notes:Catalog of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, from March 18-July 27, 2020.
  Translated and adapted from L'histoire commence en Mésopotamie, which was published in French, on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Musée du Louvre-Lens, November 2, 2016-June 23, 2017.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781606066492 hardcover
  1606066498 hardcover
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Does Civilization Begin in Mesopotamia? / Ariane Thomas
  Mesopotamian Collection of the Musee du Louvre / Ariane Thomas
  Rediscovery of Ancient Mesopotamia / Nicole Chevalier
  Ancient Mesopotamia in Modern Culture / Michael Seymour
  Mesopotamia in Modern imagery
  Pioneering Economy / Cecile Michel
  Religious World / Benjamin R. Foster
  First Cities: From Uruk to Babylon / Pascal Butterlin
  Clay Architecture in Mesopotamia / Pedro Azara
  First Writing: Cuneiform and the Scribal Tradition Beatrice / Andre-Salvini
  First Kingdoms: "When Kingship Descended from Heaven" / Dominique Charpin
  War and Peace: From the Birth of the State to Great Empires / Zainab Bahrani
  Ancient Mesopotamia Viewed from the Outside / Francis Joannes
  Epilogue: An Imaginary Journey from Mesopotamia to Iraq / Ariane Thomas
  From Mesopotamia to Iraq, 1850 to the Twentieth Century
  CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION
  First Cities Catalogue nos. 1
  39
  First Writing Catalogue nos. 40
  91
  First Kingdoms Catalogue nos. 92
  133.