Sons and descendants

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

by Nielsen, John P., (John Preben)

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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 origins and the important roles their members played as local elites in city governance and temple administration. The period of Neo-Assyrian ascendance over Babylonia marks the first for which ther…

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  • Full title :Sons and descendants : a social history of kin groups and family names in the early neo-Babylonian period, 747-626 B.C. / by John P. Nielsen.

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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 origins and the important roles their members played as local elites in city governance and temple administration. The period of Neo-Assyrian ascendance over Babylonia marks the first for which there is adequate textual material to allow for a study of these groups, but their continued presence and.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Place of Publication:Leiden
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xviii, 331 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789004189645, 9004189645, 1283120070, 9781283120074, 9786613120076, 6613120073
  • DOI:10.1163/ej.9789004189638.i-336
  • oclc:ocn727951834
  • LC Classification:DS73.7
  • Dewey Decimal:935/.04

Subjects

Babylonia -- Social conditions Élite (Sciences sociales) -- Irak Elite (Social sciences) Elite (Social sciences) -- Iraq HISTORY -- Civilization kinship Kinship -- Iraq Middle East -- Babylonia Names, Personal -- Social aspects Names, Personal -- Social aspects -- Ir… Noms de personnes -- Aspect social -- I… Parenté -- Irak Social conditions

Writers

Nielsen, John P., (John Preben)

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