The Journal of the American Oriental Society, October 1st, 1999
Gudea and His Dynasty. By DIETZ OTTO EDZARD. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Early Periods, vol. 3.1. Toronto: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS, 1997. Pp. xvii + 233. [pounds sterling]113. $150.
The history of later third millennium (B.C.) Babylonia is dominated by three polities: the state founded by Sargon of Akkade, variously known as the Old Akkadian or Sargonic empire, or the dynasty of Akkad (ca. 2350-2200); the state founded by Urnammu with its capital at Ur, known as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or, simply, Ur III (ca. 2100-2000); and the state of Lagash, in the southeast of Sumer, wi...
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