A Cuneiform Contract Fragment from Tel Mikhmoret

The discovery of an Achaemenid period slave sale cuneiform tablet at Mikhmoret and the edition presented in this study reveal the presence of Babylonians in the Levant during the sixth century BCE. The notation of a pym weight in the tablet is unattested in any previously published Akkadian contract...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Spar, Ira (Autor) ; Paley, Samuel M. 1941-2010 (Autor) ; Stieglitz, Robert Raphael 1943- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publicado: Soc. 2018
En: Israel exploration journal
Año: 2018, Volumen: 68, Número: 2, Páginas: 182-191
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:No electrónico
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Sumario:The discovery of an Achaemenid period slave sale cuneiform tablet at Mikhmoret and the edition presented in this study reveal the presence of Babylonians in the Levant during the sixth century BCE. The notation of a pym weight in the tablet is unattested in any previously published Akkadian contracts, leading to the conclusion that the text was written in the Levant and may reflect a business transaction regarding moveable property in biblical Samaria.
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal