Prebends and Prebendaries in Old Babylonian Nippur
Office holders in Babylonian temples were provided with an income, a prebend, by the temples in return for their services. In the Old Babylonian period these prebendaries do not occur in ritual texts but are well attested in legal documents. The extensive evidence from Old Babylonian Nippur gives a...
| Published in: | Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nippur
/ Priest
/ Income
/ Old Babylonian language
/ Law
/ Technical literature
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BC Ancient Orient; religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Exchange
B temple offices B Prices B Economy B women in possession of prebends B Inheritance B Old Babylonian Nippur B purchase B Family archives B prebends |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |