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A History of Sumer and Akkad: An Account of the Early Races of Babylonia From Prehistoric Times to the Foundation of the Babylonian Monarchy Hardcover – October 13, 2018

by L W. 1869-1919 King (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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    474 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Franklin Classics
  4. Publication date
    October 13, 2018
  5. Dimensions
    6.14 x 1.06 x 9.21 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0342825658
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0342825653
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Franklin Classics (October 13, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 474 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0342825658
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0342825653
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.84 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 1.06 x 9.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent study!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2013
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This a very informative study of two very important historical cultures. Anyone who seeks to understand ancient history will be impressed with the content and the scholarship that went into this book.
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CESAR
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2015
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Interesting very at times repetitive and it is mostly an archeological relation on the theme.
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Paul A. Mackey
1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Version a Disappointment
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2012
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I bought this book for my Kindle because of the $2.99 price and I wanted to learn more about the Ancient Near East. The book is less of a history than an archeological account. The original book was published in 1929. Though the book is quite dated, it would still be of interest as a time capsule of archeology. It must be said, however, that the Kindle version -- which does not have the original illustrations or maps -- is a waste of money and time.

I would be interested in reading the original publication with the illustrations. I cannot recommend the Kindle version.
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Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars An Old Interpretation of an Even Older History
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2012
Leonard W. King's work as an archaeologist and an Assyriologist at Cambridge back in the beginning of the 20th century left him highly qualified for puzzling together the collection of artifacts that had been coming out of southern/central Iraq (or rather, as he will refer to as Babylonia, since Iraq hadn't been "drawn up" by Sykes-Picot yet) over the past few decades. He presents the reader with a gradual immersion into the archaeological process and its unearthings, followed by an interpretation and annotation that he surmises from them. His writing is far from strenuous as one might expect from such a book and such a time (1910), though you might find yourself looking up an occasional word that has gone out of style in the 21st c.. The age of the work does present some problems, however. While excavation turnout never becomes obsolete, a lack of it can cause a once plausible theory to become errored. King focuses on two major epochs; Lagash with the Tello excavation site and Kish representing the Akkadian civilization. His organization of info produced from Tello gives, as far as I'm familiar, an accurate account of the city of Lagash, from early rulers such as Ur-Nina, Eannatum, and Entemena down to Gudea. While attempting to incorporate the surrounding cities, like Umma, Uruk, Ur, etc. into the historical narrative along with them. But when he comes to the Akkadian Empire established by, as he would call him, Shar-Gini-sharri, lack of enough artifacts to make confident conjectures leads to misinterpretations. At this time King and the Mesopotamian scholars did not yet know that Rimush or Manishtushu were Sargon's sons or even immediate successors, only on Naram-Sin was he fairly accurate in accordance to our current understanding. The chronological date King provides are, rather wisely, not given in the body of the text so as not to set them in stone as it were, but he does provide a proposed timeline in the appendix which seems to follow a super High Chronology that places Sargon of Akkad in the 27th rather than the 24th or 23rd c.- such a placement is common for scholars more than a century ago to be approximating. However, these understandable flaws should not be seen as a major draw back for the leisurely reader and should only stand as a wary obstacle for students seeking accuracy. It stands as a history within itself, capturing the historiographical process of an exciting new, yet quite ancient, civilization being discovered over a century ago.
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Saul Pressman
1.0 out of 5 stars Big mistake
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2015
Wow! The book is a mess! Akkadian Dynasty is my area of study and this book is utterly, completely wrong!
The kings of this powerful dynasty are Sargon the Great; Manis-Tusu; Uru-Mush; Naram-Enzu and Shar-Gani-Sherri.
You wuldn't find that out in this book. And the Appendices are not provided, where the chronologies might have helped out.
Do NOT spend any money on this junk.
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Kindle-klant
3.0 out of 5 stars Sumer & Akkad, a personal view
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2017
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In general a nice book to read but I had hoped for a deeper study of the archeological evidence where the Sumerians came from. This still remains a mystery. However, in a book of this size that was perhaps too much to be asked for. For a reader without to much background knowledge of this civilization it a a great introduction into the field.
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James Patton
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Value
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2013
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I am looking for ancient narratives. I had never heard of this one. I was pleasantly surprised and would recommend it.
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Tony B
4.0 out of 5 stars Hard work, very informative.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2015
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Am now an expert on neolithic and bronze histories of Mesopotamia. Not for the disinterested. Helps to be retired. Recommended.
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3.0 out of 5 stars For a free read I really enjoyed it. Some reviewers have commented that it's not ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2016
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For a free read I really enjoyed it.

Some reviewers have commented that it's not up to date with recent discoveries but as a non-historian I enjoyed it
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A D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2017
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Good read
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