The House of Prisoners : : Slavery and State in Uruk during the Revolt against Samsu-iluna /

The House of Prisoners : : Slavery and State in Uruk during the Revolt against Samsu-iluna / / Andrea Seri.

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This book deals with the house of prisoners (bit asiri ) at the city of Uruk during the revolt against king Samsu-iluna of Babylon, Hammurabi’s son. The political history of this brief period (ca. 1741–1739 BC) is not widely known and until now there has been no comprehensive treatment of the bit as...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Seri, Andrea,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) , 2
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Physical Description:1 online resource (444 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • Plans and maps
  • List of abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The archive of the house of prisoners and political history
  • Chapter 2. Allocation of flour
  • Chapter 3. Prisoners and slaves
  • Chapter 4. The organization of Uruk under Rīm- Anum Part I: “Houses” and institutions
  • Chapter 5. The organization of Uruk under Rīm- Anum Part II: Professions and individuals
  • Chapter 6. The military, messengers and foreign officials
  • Conclusion. The House of Prisoners: State and slavery in Uruk during the revolt against Samsu-iluna
  • Appendix 1: Autographs and text editions
  • Appendix 2: Collations
  • Appendix 3: Chronological catalogue of texts from Uruk dated to Samsu-iluna and Rīm-Anum
  • Appendix 4: Catalogue of texts from Uruk dated to Samsu-iluna and Rīm-Anum
  • Appendix 5: Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes

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