Tell Halaf: A New Culture in Oldest Mesopotamia

Baron Max von Oppenheim

Published by Gorgias Press 2009

Tell Halaf

A New Culture in Oldest Mesopotamia

Baron Max von Oppenheim

In the series Kiraz Classic Archaeological Reprints

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463213008

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The site of Tell Halaf was located by Baron von Oppenheim while on a mission to survey the land for the Baghdad Railway. The Baron returned some years later to excavate the mound, and this monograph is his considered statement of the site’s importance. Setting the stage with a narrative of the discovery of the tell, von Oppenheim proceeds to describe the structures, monumental statuary and smaller objects recovered from the dig. Lavishly illustrated with over 85 illustrations and maps, this volume contains a storehouse of knowledge on ancient Syria, at that time part of the cultural continuum of Mesopotamia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword to the English Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Foreword to the German Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
I. The Discovery and Excavation of Tell Halaf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. The Khabur Headwaters Region and its History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
III. The Old Tell Halaf Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
IV. The Great Statues of the Temple-Palace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
V. The Small Orthostats Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
VI. The Other Stone Carvings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
VII. Small Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
VIII. Jebelet-el-Beda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
IX. The Results of our Work and the Outlook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
APPENDIX I. Stylistic Investigation and Dating of the Stone Carvings Ernst Herzfeld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	304
APPENDIX II. Technical Remarks on the Excavations on the Citadel Hill Felix Langenegger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
APPENDIX III. Technical Remarks on the Excavations in the Town Area Karl Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
APPENDIX IV. On the Smaller Finds Hubert Schmidt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
APPENDIX V. Remarks on the Cuneiform Texts Bruno Meissner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	362
APPENDIX VI. On the Aramaic Documents Peter Jensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367

Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Pages
- Main content: 425
Illustrations
- Other: 87

eBook

Published: April 10, 2009
ISBN: 9781463213008