Kulturní vývoj asijského a afrického kontinentu

0492565 - OÚ 2019 RIV CZ eng M - Monography Chapter
Alivernini, Sergio
The Management and Uses of Water Resources in Mesopotamia at the End of the Third Millennium.
Kulturní vývoj asijského a afrického kontinentu. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2018 - (Pecha, L.), s. 7-22. ISBN 978-80-261-0744-6
Institutional support: RVO:68378009
Keywords : third dynasty of Ur * Sumerian * water * boats
OECD category: History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

This paper gives an overview of some aspects related to canals in Mesopotamia in the period of the Third Dynasty of Ur (2112-2004 BC). The article describes the practical procedures involved in moving earth for hydraulic works in the city of Umma. Moreover, the paper mentions briefly to the use of these canals for ship voyages
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0292888