Book

Early political development in Mesopotamia

W. de Gruyter • Berlin • Published In 1957 • Pages:

By: Jacobsen, Thorkild.

Abstract
Jacobsen examines the political development in Mesopotamia during the Early Dynastic periods, '…from a 'Primitive Democracy' based on mutual agreement, designed to deal with crisis-situations, and centering in a general assembly appointing temporary officers, to a 'Primitive Monarchy' based essentially on force, striving for permanence, and centering in a king, who, through his superiority in armed might holds out promise of internal and external peace, through his relations to the gods of a thriving economy.' (pages 136-137).
Subjects
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
Deliberative councils
Mythology
Spirits and gods
tradition
Early Dynastic Mesopotamia
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2001
Field Date
1954
Coverage Date
Early Dynastic Period
Coverage Place
Mesopotamia; Iran and Iraq
Notes
by Thorkild Jacobsen
'Sonderdruck aus der 'Zeitschrift für Assyriologie'. Neue Folge 18.'
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Iraq--Civilization--To 634