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The Resource Nuzi texts and their uses as historical evidence, by Maynard Paul Maidman ; edited by Ann K. Guinan, (electronic resource)

Nuzi texts and their uses as historical evidence, by Maynard Paul Maidman ; edited by Ann K. Guinan, (electronic resource)

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Ancient Nuzi, buried beneath modern Yorghan Tepe in northern Iraq, is a Late Bronze Age town belonging to the kingdom of Arrapḫa that has yielded between 6,500 and 7,000 legal, economic and administrative tablets, all belonging to a period of some five generations (ca. 1475-1350 B.C.E.) and almost all from known archaeological contexts. The ninety-six Akkadian texts presented here in transliteration and translation are divided in five groups dealing with topics of historical interest: Nuzi and the political force responsible for its demise; the crimes and trials of a mayor of Nuzi; a multigenerational legal struggle over title to a substantial amount of land; the progressive enrichment of one family at the expense of another through a series of real estate transactions, and the nature of the ilku, a real estate tax whose dynamic is crucial in defining the economic and social structure of Nuzi as a whole
Language
  • eng
  • akk
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 296 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Assyria and Arrapha in peace and war
  • Corruption in city hall
  • A legal dispute over land: two generations of legal paperwork
  • The decline and fall of a Nuzi family
  • The nature of the ilku at Nuzi
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.08883
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Nuzi texts and their uses as historical evidence
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Nuzi texts and their uses as historical evidence
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by Maynard Paul Maidman ; edited by Ann K. Guinan
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Language
  • eng
  • akk
  • eng
Summary
Ancient Nuzi, buried beneath modern Yorghan Tepe in northern Iraq, is a Late Bronze Age town belonging to the kingdom of Arrapḫa that has yielded between 6,500 and 7,000 legal, economic and administrative tablets, all belonging to a period of some five generations (ca. 1475-1350 B.C.E.) and almost all from known archaeological contexts. The ninety-six Akkadian texts presented here in transliteration and translation are divided in five groups dealing with topics of historical interest: Nuzi and the political force responsible for its demise; the crimes and trials of a mayor of Nuzi; a multigenerational legal struggle over title to a substantial amount of land; the progressive enrichment of one family at the expense of another through a series of real estate transactions, and the nature of the ilku, a real estate tax whose dynamic is crucial in defining the economic and social structure of Nuzi as a whole
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Maidman, M. P
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Guinan, Ann
Series statement
  • ACLS Humanities E-Book
  • Writings from the ancient world
Series volume
no. 18
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Akkadian language
  • Hurrians
  • Land titles
  • Nuzi (Extinct city)
Label
Nuzi texts and their uses as historical evidence, by Maynard Paul Maidman ; edited by Ann K. Guinan, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.08883
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Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and indexes
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Assyria and Arrapha in peace and war -- Corruption in city hall -- A legal dispute over land: two generations of legal paperwork -- The decline and fall of a Nuzi family -- The nature of the ilku at Nuzi
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MIU01000000000000011499276
Dimensions
23 cm.
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 296 pages)
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multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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illustrations, maps
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unknown
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unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (dli)HEB08883
  • (OCoLC)759160330
Label
Nuzi texts and their uses as historical evidence, by Maynard Paul Maidman ; edited by Ann K. Guinan, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.08883
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and indexes
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Assyria and Arrapha in peace and war -- Corruption in city hall -- A legal dispute over land: two generations of legal paperwork -- The decline and fall of a Nuzi family -- The nature of the ilku at Nuzi
Control code
MIU01000000000000011499276
Dimensions
23 cm.
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 296 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (dli)HEB08883
  • (OCoLC)759160330

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