Notes from debate poems |
Forever gobbling away greedily, while your heart is dripping with evil!
"How has your heart become so arrogant, while you yourself are so lowly?
How do you not recognise my superiority from this? Bow...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 09:34:00 GMT |
Personal Notes on Proverbs |
You don't speak of that which you have found. You talk only about what you have lost. He who possesses many things is constantly on guard.Possessions make trust of crucial importance.Possessions...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:14:00 GMT |
Book Review: Sir E.A. Wallis Budge |
Sir E.A. Wallis Budge
"Life and Religion in ancient Mesopotamia"
1883 (revised 1925)
This is cool if you are interested in seeing how much has changed in the field of Assyrology in the past 124 years....
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:27:00 GMT |
Book Review: Jean Bottero |
Jean Bottero
"The oldest Cuisine in the world: Cooking in Mesopotamia"
2004, The Univercity of Chicago Press
A slim book that is an easy read. Great insights on what the diet of mesopotamia. A lot of ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:21:00 GMT |
Book Review: Sanford Holst |
"The Pheonicians: Lebanon's epic heritage"
2005, Cambridge&Boston Press
When reading this you have to remain very objective. The author has a clear bias and often states theories with a matter of ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:23:00 GMT |
Karen Rhea Nemet-Najet |
Karen Rhea Nemet-Najet
"Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia"
A great book! It gives great information on economic activieties. My only complaint is that it is about mesopotamian cultures in genral and s...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:17:00 GMT |
Time-Life Book review |
"Lost Civilization: Mesopotamia the mighty kings"
Time-Life, 1995
Very Basic overview. Unimpressive but up-to-date, for entry level readers.
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:33:00 GMT |
Book Review: Gwendolyn Leick |
Gwendolyn Leick
"Mesopotamia: Invention of the city", 2003, Penguin
I liked the format of this book. It talks about ten mesopotamian cities, with a chapter for each city. It is for ...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:42:00 GMT |
Book review: Michael Roaf |
Michael Roaf
"The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East"
multiple publishers, 1990
I find it easy to learn from maps so I like this book. It goes through the history of the near...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:27:00 GMT |
Book Reviews: Marc Van De Meiroop |
Marc Van De Mieroop
"King Hammurabi of Babylon", Blackwell, 2004
This is a great book, its brief and cheap also. The first five chapters go over the life of Hammurabi, and give a pretty&n...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:35:00 GMT |
