Life at the bottom of Babylonian society : servile laborers at Nippur in the 14th and 13th centuries, B.C. / / by Jonathan S. Tenney.

Life at the Bottom of Babylonian Society is a study of the population dynamics, family structure, and legal status of publicly-controlled servile workers in Kassite Babylonia. It compares some of the demographic aspects proper to this group with other intensively studied past populations, such as Ro...

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Superior document:Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 51
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 51.
Physical Description:1 online resource (290 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / J. S. Tenney
  • Chapter One. Servile Laborers In A Favored Province / J. S. Tenney
  • Chapter Two. Sources / J. S. Tenney
  • Chapter Three. Population: Sex, Age, Death, And Health / J. S. Tenney
  • Chapter Four. Family And Household / J. S. Tenney
  • Chapter Five. Work, Flight, Origins, And Status / J. S. Tenney
  • Chapter Six. The Servile Work Force In Local And National Perspective / J. S. Tenney
  • Appendix One. Selected Households From Middle Babylonian Sources / J. S. Tenney
  • Appendix Two. Size And Composition Of Select Mobile Work Groups / J. S. Tenney
  • Appendix Three. Sex And Age Classification Of Attested Occupations In Middle Babylonian Rosters / J. S. Tenney
  • Select Bibliography / J. S. Tenney
  • List And Index Of Cuneiform Sources / J. S. Tenney
  • General Index / J. S. Tenney
  • Index Of Select Akkadian Words And Logograms / J. S. Tenney.