Neo-Babylonian trial records
"The written records of legal proceedings make fascinating reading regardless of the medium on which they are inscribed. Such is certainly true of these written remains from sixth-century B.C.E. Mesopotamia, which afford a close-up, often dramatic, view of ancient courtroom encounters and shed...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Holtz, Shalom E., Neo-Babylonian trial records] (2017) (Weeks, Stuart, 1964 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Writings from the ancient world society of biblical literature number 35
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| Further subjects: | B
Law, Assyro-Babylonian Sources
B LAW ; Civil Procedure B LAW ; Legal Services B Law, Assyro-Babylonian B Trials (Iraq) (Babylonia) Sources B Civil procedure (Assyro-Babylonian law) Sources B POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; Judicial Branch B RELIGION ; Biblical Studies ; History & Culture B Sources B Trials B Civil procedure (Assyro-Babylonian law) B Court records (Iraq) (Babylonia) B Court records B Electronic books B Middle East ; Babylonia |
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| Summary: | "The written records of legal proceedings make fascinating reading regardless of the medium on which they are inscribed. Such is certainly true of these written remains from sixth-century B.C.E. Mesopotamia, which afford a close-up, often dramatic, view of ancient courtroom encounters and shed light on facets of that society's legal culture and daily life. An explanatory essay precedes each of the fifty texts transliterated and translated in this volume. In addition, the book offers an introduction to Neo-Babylonian social history, archival records, and legal materials. Beyond its interest to scholars interested in the history of law, it can also be used as a classroom text in advanced Akkadian."--Back cover Series Editor Foreword; Acknowledgments; Conventions and Abbreviations; Remarks on the Transcriptions and Translations; Chronology of Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Kings (605-424 BCE); Introduction; 1. Preliminaries to Trials; 2. Completed Trials; 3. Four Trial Dossiers; Normalized Texts; Bibliography; Indices. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1589839455 |