Textiles in the Neo-Assyrian empire : a study of terminology / Salvatore Gaspa.

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Gaspa, Salvatore [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; v. 19.Description: xvi, 443 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781501510748

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DDC classification:

338.4/767700935 23

LOC classification:

HD9866.M628 G37 2018

Summary: The book analyses the Assyrian textile terminology of the first millennium BC. Terms for raw materials, textile procedures, and textile end products consumed in first-millennium BC Assyria are classified according to their meaning and compared with other dialects of Akkadian as well as other Semitic languages. The study also discusses the management of textile production and consumption in Assyria by the state administration.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book analyses the Assyrian textile terminology of the first millennium BC. Terms for raw materials, textile procedures, and textile end products consumed in first-millennium BC Assyria are classified according to their meaning and compared with other dialects of Akkadian as well as other Semitic languages. The study also discusses the management of textile production and consumption in Assyria by the state administration.