The Cambridge Ancient History

BABYLONIA TO 1580 B.C.

EARLY BABYLONIA AND ITS CITIES Stephen H.Langdom

I.PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

II. THE ORIGIN OF THE SUMERIANS

III. EARLIEST TRADITIONAL DYNASTIES

IV. THE RECORDS OF THE CITY-STATES: LAGASH

V. OTHER CITIES: UMMA, ADAB, NIPPUR

THE MYTH OF ADAPA

THE DYNASTIES OF AKKAD AND LAGASH Stephen H.Langdom

I. THE RISE OF THE DYNASTY OF SARGON

II. NARAM-SIN AND THE DECLINE OF THE DYNASTY OF SARGON

III. GUTIUM AND LAGASH

IV. THE KINGDOM OF GUDEA OF LAGASH

THE SUMERIAN REVIVAL:THE EMPIRE OF UR By Stephen H. Langdom

I. UR-NAMMU AND SHULGI

II. LAGASH AND OTHER CITIES OF THE EMPIRE

III. THE EASTERN PROVINCES

IV. THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN EXTENSION

V. THE DECLINE OF SUMERIAN POWER

ISIN, LARSA AND BABYLON By R. Campbell Thompson

I.THE POWER OF THE SEMITES

II. THE DYNASTY OF ISIN

III. HAMMURABI  1792-1750

THE CASSITE CONQUEST By R. Campbell Thompson

I. THE END OF THE FIRST BABYLONIAN DYNASTY

II. THE KASSITE DYNASTY