Interdisciplinary Research on the Bronze Age Diyala: Proceedings of the Conference Held at the Paris Institute for Advanced Study, 2526 June, 2018 (Subartu, 47) (English and French Edition)

The Diyala Region In Eastern Iraq Has Long Been A Focal Area Of Study For Scholars Of The Bronze Age, Thanks Both To Its Long History Of Human Occupation, And Its Position As A Site Of Strategic Importance. Drawing On This Strong Tradition Of Scholarship And The Results Of Numerous Excavations And Collections In The Area, The Seven Contributions Gathered In This Volume Aim To Offer New Insights Into The Cultures And Societies Of The Bronze Age Diyala By Proposing New Questions, Problems, And Approaches. Exploring Subjects As Widespread As Architecture And Iconography, Cultural And Economic History, The Study Of Social Networks, Historiography, And The Identification Of Ancient Cities, These Chapters Explore The Richness Of The Bronze Age Diyala From A Range Of Perspectives, And Together Offer Important New Insights Into Our Understanding Of The Area. Current Research On The Bronze Age Diyala : An Introduction / Cécil Michel -- Old Babylonian Ešnunna : A Historiographical Case / Dominique Charpin -- La Diyala Au Louvre Ou Le Reflet D'une Certaine Historiographie / Ariane Thomas -- Reconstructing The Temple Oval Of Khafajah : Insight Into The Emergence Of Multi-stepped Terraces / Phillippe Quenet -- From The Diyala To Ur, Via Mari, Kiš, And The Jazira : When The Boat-god And The Hero Meet At The Dawn Of Kingship / Sophie Cluzan -- A New Text From Tell Sulayma - Diyala Region / Ahmad Kamil Mohammed --the Diyala Region As A Linchpin In Early Old Babylonian Trade Networks : A View From Sippar / Rients De Boer -- Social Network Analysis, Homonyms, And Aliases In The Old Babylonian Diyala : A Study Of The Archive Of Nūr-šamaš / Carlos Gonçalves. Edited By Carlos Gonçalves & Cécile Michel. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. 7 Contributions In English, 1 In French