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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777347503321

Autore

Slanski Kathryn E

Titolo

The Babylonian entitlement narûs (kudurrus) [[electronic resource] ] : a study in their form and function / / by Kathryn E. Slanski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : American Schools of Oriental Research, 2003

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

ASOR books ; ; v. 9

Classificazione

NG 4000

NG 4060

Disciplina

935/.02

Soggetti

Stele (Archaeology) - Iraq - Babylonia

Boundary stones - Iraq - Babylonia

Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian

Relief (Sculpture), Assyro-Babylonian

Middle East Babylonia

Babylonien

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rough chronology for Mesopotamian historical periods -- The cuneiform languages of Mesopotamia -- Area measures in field descriptions -- Introduction -- Designation and setting -- The inscriptions : subject and structure -- Form and function -- Formal definition for the Babylonian entitlement narûs -- Debatable members of the corpus -- The place of the Babylonian entitlement narûs in Mesopotamian culture -- Conclusion -- Appendices.