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From c. 625 until 520 BC, the Eanna temple of the southern Babylonian city of Uruk had under its control herds totaling tens of thousands of sheep and goats. This dissertation analyzes the management of these herds on the basis of about 550 legal and administrative texts from th…

This dissertation presents a descriptive analysis of the southern Mesopotamian city of Larsa during the Neo- and early Late-Babylonian Periods (sixth and early fifth centuries B.C.E.). Following an introductory chapter in which the scope of the project is outlined, Chapter Two p…