Book contents
- Nomads in the Middle East
- Series page
- Nomads in the Middle East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Additional material
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Preface
- Maps
- Debate between Sheep and Grain
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Nomads in the Establishment of the Caliphate
- 3 The Rise of New Peoples and Dynasties
- 4 Turkic Tradition and Seljuqid Rule
- 5 Mongol Conquest and Rule
- 6 After the Mongols: Timurids, Turkmen and Ottomans
- 7 The Rise of Nomad Tribes,1500–1800
- 8 Nomads in the Modern Middle East
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Debate between Sheep and Grain
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
Book contents
- Nomads in the Middle East
- Series page
- Nomads in the Middle East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Additional material
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Preface
- Maps
- Debate between Sheep and Grain
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Nomads in the Establishment of the Caliphate
- 3 The Rise of New Peoples and Dynasties
- 4 Turkic Tradition and Seljuqid Rule
- 5 Mongol Conquest and Rule
- 6 After the Mongols: Timurids, Turkmen and Ottomans
- 7 The Rise of Nomad Tribes,1500–1800
- 8 Nomads in the Modern Middle East
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
1–11 When, upon the hill of heaven and earth, An spawned the Anuna gods, since he neither spawned nor created Grain with them, and since in the Land he neither fashioned the yarn of Uttu (the goddess of weaving) nor pegged out the loom for Uttu – with no Sheep appearing, there were no numerous lambs, and with no goats, there were no numerous kids, the sheep did not give birth to her twin lambs, and the goat did not give birth to her triplet kids; the Anuna, the great gods, did not even know the names Ezina-Kusu (Grain) or Sheep. … .
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- Nomads in the Middle East , pp. 1 - 2Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021