The Greatness That Was Babylon

The Greatness That Was Babylon (1962; second edition 1988) is a book about Babylonia by the Assyriologist H. W. F. Saggs.

The Greatness That Was Babylon
Cover of the first edition
AuthorH. W. F. Saggs
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsBabylonia
PublisherSidgwick & Jackson
Publication date
1962
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages562 (first edition)

Summary

Saggs, writing for the "general reader", describes the ancient Babylonians before and during the ancient Assyrian Empire. Topics discussed include cuneiform writing.[1]

Publication history

The Greatness That Was Babylon was first published in 1962 by Sidgwick & Jackson.[2] In 1988, the book was reissued in a revised and updated edition.[3]

Reception

The Greatness That Was Babylon received a positive review from the archaeologist Richard David Barnett in The Times Literary Supplement. Barnett commended the book for its "breadth and detail". However, he criticised Saggs's comparisons of the behaviour of the Babylonians with that of the Hebrews as described in the Old Testament. He also believed that Saggs had less mastery of archaeological material than of cuneiform studies.[4]

References

Citations

  1. Saggs 1962, pp. xvii–504.
  2. Saggs 1962, p. iv.
  3. The Times Literary Supplement 1988, p. 1104.
  4. Barnett 1963, p. 204.

Bibliography

Books
  • Saggs, H. W. F. (1962). The Greatness That Was Babylon. London: Sidgwick & Jackson.
Journals

See also


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