Sons and descendant s a social history of kin groups and family names in the early neo-Babylonian period, 747-626 B.C. /

Sons and Descendants represents the first comprehensive study of Babylonian family names. Drawing primarily on evidence from legal documents from the early Neo-Babylonian period (747-626 B.C.), the book examines the presence of large, named kin groups at the major Babylonia cities, considering their...

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Main Author: Nielsen, John P. 1973-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 43.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222748.

Subjects:

Elite (Social sciences) > Iraq > Babylonia.

Kinship > Iraq > Babylonia.

Names, Personal > Social aspects > Iraq > Babylonia.

Babylonia > Social conditions.