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The Work of the Potter in Ancient Mesopotamia During the Second Millennium B.C.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Abraham Van As  and
Loe Jacobs
Abraham Van As
Affiliation:
Department of Pottery Technology, Archaeological Centre, University of Leiden, Reuvensplaats 4, P.O.B. 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Loe Jacobs
Affiliation:
Department of Pottery Technology, Archaeological Centre, University of Leiden, Reuvensplaats 4, P.O.B. 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Abstract

In the beginning of the second millennium B.C. Babylon became the centre of power in Mesopotamia. Hammurapi (1792-1750 B.C.) was one of the most important kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon. He is above all known for his law code (Codex Hammurapi). At the height of his power the Old Babylonian Empire extended as far as Sumer in the south and to Nineveh in the north. After the Old Babylonian times a dark period followed in the history of Mesopotamia. The conquest of Babylon in 1595 B.C. by the Hittite king Mursilis I ended the First Dynasty of Babylon. His allies, the Kassites from the Zagros Mountains, occupied Babylon without breaking the Babylonian traditions. Dur Kurigalzu became their capital. In 1157 B.C. the Kassite Dynasty was attacked from Elam (southwestern Iran) and came to an end.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 267: Symposium J – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology III , 1992 , 529
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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