Cuneiform Sources for Judeans in Babylonia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods

An Overview

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4299366
AutoresLaurie E Pearce, Laurie Pearce (University of California System, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume10
Fascículo9
Páginas230-243
Data de publicação2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/rec3.12207
OpenAlexW2527752677
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas20

Cuneiform Sources for Judeans in Babylonia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: An OverviewCuneiform documents written in Babylonia provide valuable evidence for the experience of the Judeans who came there during the Exile and who remained throughout the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid periods. Recent publications add significant data to the corpus previously known. The article describes and summarizes the relevant cuneiform evidence that informs an understanding of the Judeans' role in the social and economic history of Babylonia. Comparanda make clear that the Judeans occupied a place in the Babylonian economy and social order similar to that of other deportee populations in Babylonia

Ancient history · Cuneiform · Linguistics · Persian · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy