Ancient Kanesh - A Merchant Colony in Bronze Age Anatolia

This book presents a detailed description of the political, cultural, and economic world of ancient Kanesh (present-day Kültepe, Turkey).

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. Beginnings: 2. The discovery; 3. The mound at Kültepe; 4. The lower town; 5. Understanding the texts; 6. Chronology and change; Part II. The Home Town: 7. Assur; 8. The king in Assur; 9. The government of a city; 10. The year eponym; Part III. Anatolia: 11. The Anatolians and their land; 12. The colonial system; 13. The government of a colony; Part IV. Economy and Society: 14. The caravan trade; 15. Quantities and origins; 16. Families and money; 17. Where did the money come from?; 18. Law and death; Part V. Cultures: 19. Cultural interaction; 20. Religion; Part VI. Interpretations: 21. Economic theory and evidence.

About the author

Mogens Trolle Larsen is Emeritus Professor of Assyriology at the University of Copenhagen. He has written books and articles on Assyriology and archaeology, and has edited a number of volumes. His book, The Conquest of Assyria: Excavations in an Antique Land, was published in 1996. He is a member of the American Philosophical Society, Academia Europea, and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Summary

This book presents a detailed description of the political, cultural, and economic world of ancient Kanesh (present-day Kültepe, Turkey), a vibrant Bronze Age Anatolian trade outpost and the earliest attested commercial society in world history.

Product details

• Authors: Mogens Trolle Larsen, Mogens Trolle (University of Copenhagen) Larsen, LARSEN MOGENS TROLL, Larsen Mogens Trolle
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107119567
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11956-7
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); prehistory, HISTORY / Ancient / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Turkey, Economic history, Ancient World, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Prehistoric archaeology, Türkiye / Turkey