TY - BOOK AU - Bertman,Stephen TI - Handbook to life in ancient Mesopotamia T2 - Facts on File library of world history SN - 9780195183641 AV - DS69.5 .B47 2003 U1 - 220.93 B544H 21 PY - 2005///, ©2003 CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Iraq KW - Civilization KW - To 634 KW - history KW - Reference works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-376) and index; Geography of Mesopotamia -- Archaeology and history -- Government and society -- Religion and myth -- Language, writing, and literature -- Architecture and engineering -- Scripture and other arts -- Economy -- Transportation and trade -- Military affairs -- Everyday life -- Mesopotamia and sacred scripture -- Legacy of Mesopotamia N2 - Bertman examines the succession of civilizations that flourished in ancient Mesopotamia from 3500 to 500 B.C.E.; Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria ER -