Inventor of the City-Mesopotamia

Sumerian creation mythology is interesting: In the beginning, the whole world consisted of water; Then, before the land was even created, Eridu was established. (We know it today as the oldest city in Mesopotamia.) Then the foundations of the first temple were laid into the water. Then the gods are created. God Marduk creates a frame of reeds and fills it with soil. Thus, the earth was created where the first city and its inhabitants would rule...

Not only anthropology, history and archaeology, but also mythology studies show that the city occupied a prominent place in the formation of Mesopotamian culture. Anthropologist and Assyriologist Gwendolyn Leick meticulously examines the reasons behind this unique phenomenon and its impact on the formation of the Mesopotamian civilization, consisting of elements such as Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylon.

Mesopotamia, the Inventor of the City , which does not neglect to mention the Egyptian and Anatolian civilizations, promises a new perspective and an enjoyable reading experience for the readers of mythology, archaeology, anthropology and history.

“As Leick convincingly demonstrates, Mesopotamia in antiquity had a very interesting and much more important position than Egypt; This beautiful work of the author corrects all our misconceptions.”

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 408

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Print Year: 2020

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish