Verlag: Oriental Institute Of The University Of Chicago, 2012
ISBN 10: 1885923635 ISBN 13: 9781885923639
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1900grams, ISBN:9781885923639.
Verlag: Brill, Leiden, 2015
ISBN 10: 9004290931 ISBN 13: 9789004290938
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: fine. First edition. Octavo. xv, (3), 447, (1)pp. Indices and archaeological dig chronologies. Red buckram lettered in yellow. A fine, as new copy. "Legal texts recording the purchase or exchange of entire settlements are among the most important cuneiform tablets discovered at Old Babylonian/Middle Bronze Age (Level VII) Alalah. Following the Man of Yamhad is the first book-length study of these legal texts and the socio-economic practice that they document. The author explores the nature of the alienated settlements, the rights enjoyed by their owners, the underlying system of land tenure, and the larger political context in which the transactions occurred. The study is supported by extensive collations and up-to-date editions of relevant legal and administrative texts. Its conclusions will be of interest to anyone working on the history, society, and economy of the Bronze Age Near East"--Provided by publisher Contents: Introduction: Aims of the book; Land tenure; Terminology; The responsibilities of owning a settlement; Previous research on owning settlements; What was a settlement?; What rights did the owner of a settlement enjoy?; Excursus: The word teqnitum; Structure of the book -- Tablets and archives -- Case studies -- L'affaire d'Alahtum -- Conditions of tenure -- Yarim-Lim's domain -- Conclusion: Summary and synthesis; Interpretive frameworks; A network of nodes and corridors?; A province or a personal estate?; An "amorite" polity? -- Appendix 1: The chronology of Level VII Alalah -- Appendix 2: Data sets -- Appendix 3: Editions of translated Level VII texts. (OCLC) Volume 60 in the Brill series, "Culture and History of the Ancient Near East.".
Verlag: De Gruyter, 2015
ISBN 10: 1614517177 ISBN 13: 9781614517177
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This volume assembles scholars working on cuneiform texts from different periods, genres, and areas to examine the range of social, cultural, and historical contexts in which specific types of texts circulated. Using different methodologies and sources of evidence, these articles reconstruct the contexts in which various cuneiform texts circulated, providing a critical framework to determine how they functioned.