Palmiro Notizia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101322 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Palmiro Notizia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Palmiro |
| FAMILY NAME | Notizia |
| SIGNATURE | NOTIZIA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Messina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prestige on Display
The Ur III kingdom, which flourished in southern Mesopotamia at the end of the third millennium (ca. 2110–2003 BCE), produced and kept detailed administrative records from which historians can reconstruct the economic and social life of the period. Among these sources, we find household inventories of wealthy individuals, lists of temple treasures, receipts of luxury gifts, and accounts documenting allocations of prestige goods. Collectively, the…
Sealed Bullae and Livestock Management at Irisaĝrig in the Early Old Babylonian Period
This article offers a detailed study of the organization of livestock management at Irisaĝrig in post-Ur III times. Three clusters of texts will be discussed, which focus on the activities of a small group of officials who oversaw the collection and disbursement of small cattle for religious and secular purposes. It is argued that the central urban organization on whose behalf these administrators operated was the local palace. The analysis of th…
Institutional Lending Practices in the Ur III Period (ca. 2110–2003 BCE)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the operation of the še u r 5-ra system of institutional loans of barley in late third millennium BCE Babylonia. In particular, it focuses on the še u r 5 -ra -loans stemming from the Ĝirsu-Lagaš province, one of the most important areas for cereal production of the entire Ur III kingdom. The article argues that the še u r 5-ra system, which was based on the availability of large quantities of barley in…
A New Annual Account of Wool from the Neo-Sumerian Province of Umma
In this article we present the transliteration and photographs of an unpublished Neo-Sumerian annual account of wool from \nUmma kept in the Rosen Collection at Cornell University. A discussion of the different sections of this account, as well as a \ncomparison with other similar annual accounts of silver and wool are also offered
How to “Institutionalize” a Household in Ur III Ĝirsu/Lagaš
Aside from the institutional households, a good number of “private” estates are known from Ur III sources. These private households were usually named after their owners (members of the royal entourage, the military or the local elite, merchants, cultic officials etc.), and controlled extensive resources, but were only rarely mentioned in the administrative documents from the provincial archives. One of the best-documented private estate is the o…
How to “Institutionalize” a Household in Ur III Ĝirsu/Lagaš
Aside from the institutional households, a good number of “private” estates are known from Ur III sources. These private households were usually named after their owners (members of the royal entourage, the military or the local elite, merchants, cultic officials etc.), and controlled extensive resources, but were only rarely mentioned in the administrative documents from the provincial archives. One of the best-documented private estate is the o…
How to “Institutionalize” a Household in Ur III Ĝirsu/Lagaš
Aside from the institutional households, a good number of “private” estates are known from Ur III sources. These private households were usually named after their owners (members of the royal entourage, the military or the local elite, merchants, cultic officials etc.), and controlled extensive resources, but were only rarely mentioned in the administrative documents from the provincial archives. One of the best-documented private estate is the o…
A New Annual Account of Wool from the Neo-Sumerian Province of Umma
In this article we present the transliteration and photographs of an unpublished Neo-Sumerian annual account of wool from \nUmma kept in the Rosen Collection at Cornell University. A discussion of the different sections of this account, as well as a \ncomparison with other similar annual accounts of silver and wool are also offered
Institutional Lending Practices in the Ur III Period (ca. 2110–2003 BCE)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the operation of the še u r 5-ra system of institutional loans of barley in late third millennium BCE Babylonia. In particular, it focuses on the še u r 5 -ra -loans stemming from the Ĝirsu-Lagaš province, one of the most important areas for cereal production of the entire Ur III kingdom. The article argues that the še u r 5-ra system, which was based on the availability of large quantities of barley in…
Sealed Bullae and Livestock Management at Irisaĝrig in the Early Old Babylonian Period
This article offers a detailed study of the organization of livestock management at Irisaĝrig in post-Ur III times. Three clusters of texts will be discussed, which focus on the activities of a small group of officials who oversaw the collection and disbursement of small cattle for religious and secular purposes. It is argued that the central urban organization on whose behalf these administrators operated was the local palace. The analysis of th…
Prestige on Display
The Ur III kingdom, which flourished in southern Mesopotamia at the end of the third millennium (ca. 2110–2003 BCE), produced and kept detailed administrative records from which historians can reconstruct the economic and social life of the period. Among these sources, we find household inventories of wealthy individuals, lists of temple treasures, receipts of luxury gifts, and accounts documenting allocations of prestige goods. Collectively, the…
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