Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History · 2014 · 30 citations · 11 references
EducationArchaeologyPhilosophy Of HistoryAncient MesopotamiaMesopotamian HistoryArchaeological RecordMedical HistoryCultural HistoryAncient CivilizationsLanguage StudiesArchaeological EvidenceIntellectual HistoryAncient HistoryMaterial CultureHistorical ArchaeologyKnowledge TraditionsAnthropologySocial AnthropologyCultural Anthropology
Abstract The present article proposes to understand knowledge and knowledge traditions of ancient Mesopotamia as assets, deployed by actors in the social contexts in which they found themselves. This approach is illustrated with three examples from different periods of Mesopotamian history.
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