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The Construction Accounts of Dūr-Šarru-kīn

  • Publication type: Journal article
  • Journal: Ædificare Revue internationale d’histoire de la construction
    2020 – 2, n° 8
    . Comptabilités de la construction
  • Author: Villard (Pierre)
  • Abstract: Dūr-Šarru-kīn is the best documented new city in ancient Mesopotamia, based on both archaeological and written sources. Eight cuneiform tablets detailing “construction accounts” are studied here. They reveal that building sites were divided into sectors, each under the responsibility of a provincial governor tasked with supplying personnel and materials. They also allow us to clarify the meaning of several Akkadian architectural terms.
  • Pages: 225 to 238
  • Journal: Ædificare
  • CLIL theme: 3076 -- TECHNIQUES ET SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES -- Architecture, Urbanisme
  • EAN: 9782406129141
  • ISBN: 978-2-406-12914-1
  • ISSN: 2649-177X
  • DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12914-1.p.0225
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 03-23-2022
  • Periodicity: Biannual
  • Language: French
  • Keyword: Neo-Assyrian, cuneiform, architecture, construction, new city