Bronze 'bathtub' coffins in the context of 8th-6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite funerary practices. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yasmina Wicks.
• Authors: Wicks, Yasmina
• Other Names: Archaeopress, publisher.
• Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins of Mesopotamia and Elam -- Chapter 2: Mortuary Remains of Mesopotamia and Elam -- Chapter 3: Death, the Afterlife and Funerary Ritual in Mesopotamia and Elam -- Chapter 4: Ideological Aspects of the Bronze 'Bathtub' Burials -- Chapter 5: Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins in Historical Context -- Chapter 6: Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1: Catalogue of Bronze 'Bathtubs' -- Appendix 2: Nimrud Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffin Grave Good Inventory -- Appendix 3: Texts.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 939.4; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient; Bestattung; Sarg; Alter Orient; Assyrie; Babylonie; Elam (Iran); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1784911755; 9781784911751
• Related ISBNs: 1784911747; 9781784911744
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 9, 2016).
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.