Subsistence, surplus and the market for grain and meat at ancient Kanesh
Several aspects of the alimentation of the Anatolians and the Assyrian merchants as found in texts from Kültepe/Kane are elucidated, the role of grain and meat in the local economy forming the primary focus. Grain as the object of debts and a means of exchange, the role of foodstuffs in promissory...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
2009
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| In: |
Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2009, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-102 |
| Further subjects: | B
local economy
B Alimentation B Assyrian merchants B Kültepe / Kanesh |
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| Summary: | Several aspects of the alimentation of the Anatolians and the Assyrian merchants as found in texts from Kültepe/Kane are elucidated, the role of grain and meat in the local economy forming the primary focus. Grain as the object of debts and a means of exchange, the role of foodstuffs in promissory notes as well as Assyrian meat consumption, the access to food for the merchants and Assyrian usage of grain are also discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6761 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2008.0008 |