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Temporality and Periodization in Ancient Near Eastern History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2016

Eva von Dassow
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Abstract

In this article I consider the issues of temporality and periodization in the ancient Near East under three rubrics: how modern scholars have periodized ancient Near Eastern history, how societies of the ancient Near East periodized their own history, and, more broadly, how they conceptualized the temporal dimensions of their world and mapped themselves onto time. In each case I illustrate the issue with a selection of examples, which in no way represent comprehensive coverage. Under the last rubric, I focus on Sumer and Akkad.

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Special Section: Temporalities and Periodization in Human History: Conversations across the Disciplines of History and Archaeology
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Social Science History , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , Spring 2012 , pp. 113 - 143
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Copyright © Social Science History Association 2012 

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