Hydrography of Mesopotamia:
Assyria and Babylonia
Sebastian Borkowski M.A.
Prof. Dr. Mirko Novák
Dr. Susanne Rutishauser
Dr. Eveline C. Zbinden
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zischg
Ilias: Literature
- Folder: "Bibliography"
- Lists (pdf, BibTeX, citavi)
- Maps (Pauly, Sauvage)
- PDFs
Ilias: Literature
- List (Ilias) with introductory literature
Topics: Literature
Tutorium
Topics: March
Topics: April
Topics: May
Homework
Sanlaville, P. (2002): The Deltaic Complex of the Lower Mesopotamian Plain and its Evolution through Millennia, in: Clark, P./Nicholson, E. (ed.), The Iraqi Marshlands. A Human and Environmental Study, London, 94–109.
RL03: irrigation type
Examples of border irrigation systems. (a) Typical graded border irrigation system. (b) Typical level border irrigation system. (c) Typical contour levee or border irrigation system. Source: WALKER (2003) link
Two typical surface basin irrigation fields. Source: WALKER (2003)
Left: Measuring of a single furrow shape. Right: A field irrigated by furrows. Source: WALKER (2003) and HILL et al. (2008)
RL03: schematic maps
Rost, S./Al-Hamdani, A. (2011): Traditional Dam Construction in Modern Iraq. A Possible Analogy for Ancient Mesopotamian Irrigation Practices, Iraq 73:, 201–220, Fig. 2.
Wilkinson, T.J. (2003): Archaeological Landscapes of the Near East, Tuscon, Fig. 5.12.
RL03: Iraqi irrigation system
Rost, S./Al-Hamdani, A. (2011): Traditional Dam Construction in Modern Iraq. A Possible Analogy for Ancient Mesopotamian Irrigation Practices, Iraq 73:, 201–220, Fig. 3.
RL03: Mudhif
Rost, S./Al-Hamdani, A. (2011): Traditional Dam Construction in Modern Iraq. A Possible Analogy for Ancient Mesopotamian Irrigation Practices, Iraq 73:, 201–220, Fig. 5.
Arte TV
Irak: Die Ma’dan, Hüter der Sümpfe
Stadt, Land, Kunst - 04/10/2024
Reed dam
Rost, S. (2015): Watercourse Management and Political Centralization in Third-Millennium B.C. Southern Mesopotamia. PhD thesis. A Case Study of the Umma Province of the Ur III Period (2112-2004 B.C.).