The anatomy of a Mesopotamian city : survey and soundings at Mashkan-shapir / by Elizabeth C. Stone and Paul Zimansky ; with epigraphy by Piotr Steinkeller ; and contributions by Vincent Pigott, Lisa Wells, and Tony Wilkinson
Research design -- The site and its environs -- A history of Mashkan-shapir and its role in the Kingdom of Larsa / Piotr Steinkeller -- Survey methods and analytic procedures -- Types and characteristics of surface features -- The objects -- A building inscription of Sin-iddinam and other inscribed materials from Abu Duwari / Piotr Steinkeller -- Locational data -- Distribution of features and objects in the urban environment
Summary
This volume describes and analyzes the survey work at the site of the ancient Mesopotamian city, Mashkan-shapir. A general description of the site and its environs is followed by the rationale for identifying the site as Mashkan-shapir. Specific details of the archaeological data are followed by analysis and a series of supplementary appendices
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-504)
