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 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.

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Call Number: DS73.7 .N54 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • J. P. Nielsen
  • Chapter One. Sons, Descendants, And Family Names: Problems, Sources, And Approaches /
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  • Chapter Two. Kin Groups In Northern Babylonia: Babylon, Borsippa, And Dilbat /
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  • Chapter Three. Kin Groups In Northern Babylonia: Sippar, Kish, Der, And Cutha /
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  • Chapter Four. Kin Groups In Central Babylonia: Nippur And Marad /
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  • Chapter Five. Kin Groups In Southern Babylonia: Uruk And Ur /
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  • Chapter Six. Conclusions: Toward An Understanding Of Kin Groups And Family Names In Early Neo-Babylonian Society /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • General Index /
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  • Personal Names /
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  • Family Names And Possible Family Names /
  • J. P. Nielsen.