The Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City : : Survey and Soundings at Mashkan-shapir / / Elizabeth C. Stone, Paul Zimansky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• VerfasserIn: Stone, Elizabeth C.,; Zimansky, Paul,
• MitwirkendeR: Steinkeller, Piotr,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (528 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; List of Figures --; 1. Research Design --; 2. The Site and Its Environs --; 3. A History of Mashkan-shapir and Its Role in the Kingdom of Larsa --; 4. Survey Methods and Analytic Procedures --; 5. Types and Characteristics of Surface Features --; 6. The Objects --; 7. A Building Inscription of Sin-iddinam and Other Inscribed Materials from Abu Duwari --; 8. Locational Data --; 9. Distribution of Features and Objects in the Urban Environment --; 10. Conclusions --; Appendix 1. Soundings --; Appendix 2. Off-Site Archaeology in the Area of Mashkan-Shapir --; Appendix 3. Object Catalog --; Appendix 4. Key for Object Coding --; Appendix 5. Objects by Findspot --; Bibliography
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781575065465; 9783110745269
• DOI: 10.1515/9781575065465?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Elizabeth C. Stone, Paul Zimansky.

This volume describes and analyzes the survey work at the site of the ancient Mesopotamian city, Mashkan-shapir. A general description of the site and its environs is followed by the rationale for identifying the site as Mashkan-shapir. Specific details of the archaeological data are followed by analysis and a series of supplementary appendices.