Gaspa, Salvatore.

Textiles in the Neo-Assyrian Empire : A Study of Terminology. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (460 pages) - Studies in Ancient near Eastern Records (SANER) Series ; v.19 . - Studies in Ancient near Eastern Records (SANER) Series .

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The management of textiles in the Neo-Assyrian Empire: sources and administrative practices -- 3. Textile production and consumption in the Neo-Assyrian Empire -- 4. Textiles in the trade of the Neo-Assyrian Empire -- 5. Garments for kings, queens, soldiers and gods -- 6. Neo-Assyrian textiles: the lexicon -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix A: Tables -- Appendix B: Neo-Assyrian administrative texts dealing with textiles -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of selected textile terms -- Index of selected Akkadian words related to textiles.

Vorschautext english.

9781501503054


Textile industry-Middle East-Terminology.
Textile fabrics-Middle East-Terminology.
Textile industry-Middle East-History.
Textile fabrics-Middle East-History.


Electronic books.

HD9866.M628 G37 2018