Project Gutenberg 2011-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 306 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry) 1845 1933 Sayce, Archibald Henry Sayce, A.H. 33004655 A Primer of Assyriology Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Primer of Assyriology" by A. H. Sayce is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive introduction to the study of ancient Assyrian and Babylonian civilizations, focusing on their geography, languages, cultures, and historical contexts, particularly through the lens of archaeology and cuneiform writing. The opening of the book details the geography and populace of Babylonia and Assyria, emphasizing the role of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in shaping these ancient civilizations. It introduces key cities and regions, such as Eridu, Ur, and Babylon, while also touching on the distinct characteristics of the two civilizations: Babylonians as primarily agricultural and scholarly, and Assyrians as militaristic and organized. Sayce outlines the languages spoken, detailing how the Semitic populations of Assyria differed from the non-Semitic origins of Babylon's early civilization. This foundational overview establishes a strong context for the subsequent chapters, which promise to delve deeper into these ancient cultures, their histories, religions, and literary achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Babylonia -- History Assyria -- History DS Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 187932 186325 2024-09-15T16:39:39.398008 2023-09-16T09:45:21.574485 text/html text/html 182615 2011-09-12T17:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 539937 2011-09-12T17:44:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 695764 2024-09-15T16:39:44.841983 application/epub+zip 697814 2024-09-15T16:39:41.045982 application/epub+zip 114868 2024-09-15T16:39:40.062987 application/epub+zip 812063 2024-09-15T16:39:47.655930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796854 2024-09-15T16:39:44.151981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214758 2022-09-17T07:27:27.432242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159813 159726 2024-09-15T16:39:38.759980 2023-09-16T09:45:21.012485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159601 2011-09-12T17:44:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58667 2011-09-12T17:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159600 2011-09-12T17:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58568 2011-09-12T17:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20265 2024-09-15T16:39:47.802936 application/rdf+xml 14145 2024-09-15T16:39:40.438062 image/jpeg 4015 2024-09-15T16:39:40.253989 image/jpeg 591915 2024-09-15T16:39:39.431988 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia