The Economics of Ritual at Late Old Babylonian Kish

Abstract A small archive of economic documents from the city of Kish in the late Old Babylonian period records amounts of money owed to the “supervisor of kezertu women” from the kezertu account. The employment of kezertu women in ritual performance is investigated as well as the managerial activiti...

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Auteur principal: Yoffee, Norman (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 1998
Dans: Journal of the economic and social history of the Orient
Année: 1998, Volume: 41, Numéro: 3, Pages: 312-343
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Résumé:Abstract A small archive of economic documents from the city of Kish in the late Old Babylonian period records amounts of money owed to the “supervisor of kezertu women” from the kezertu account. The employment of kezertu women in ritual performance is investigated as well as the managerial activities of the “supervisor of kezertu women.” The historical reasons for the migration of the cult of Ištar of Uruk to Kish and the economics of ritual performance are considered.
ISSN:1568-5209
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of the economic and social history of the Orient
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1568520981436219