Towards a typology of Old Babylonian adoption recordings

An Old Babylonian (OB) adoption agreement created an artificial family bond with reciprocal benefits and obligations by creating fictitious ties between the adoptee and the adoptive family. However, our interpretation of the OB adoption is limited to the scribe’s adaptation of the oral adoption agre...

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Main Author: van Wyk, Susandra J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Unisa Press 2019
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-24
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Babylonia / Adoption / Family / Scribe / typos / History
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
Further subjects:B Old Babylonian family
B Old Babylonian law
B Old Babylonia
B Typology
B Adoption
B ancient law
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