TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporality and periodization in ancient near eastern history
AU - von Dassow, Eva
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In this article I consider the issues of temporality and periodization in the ancient Near East under three rubrics: how modern scholars have periodized ancient Near Eastern history, how societies of the ancient Near East periodized their own history, and, more broadly, how they conceptualized the temporal dimensions of their world and mapped themselves onto time. In each case I illustrate the issue with a selection of examples, which in no way represent comprehensive coverage. Under the last rubric, I focus on Sumer and Akkad.
AB - In this article I consider the issues of temporality and periodization in the ancient Near East under three rubrics: how modern scholars have periodized ancient Near Eastern history, how societies of the ancient Near East periodized their own history, and, more broadly, how they conceptualized the temporal dimensions of their world and mapped themselves onto time. In each case I illustrate the issue with a selection of examples, which in no way represent comprehensive coverage. Under the last rubric, I focus on Sumer and Akkad.
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U2 - 10.1215/01455532-1461686
DO - 10.1215/01455532-1461686
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858331068
SN - 0145-5532
VL - 36
SP - 113
EP - 143
JO - Social Science History
JF - Social Science History
IS - 1
ER -