Institutional Lending Practices in the Ur III Period (ca. 2110–2003 BCE)
The še ur5-ra-Loans from Ĝirsu-Lagaš
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20323654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Palmiro Notizia (University of Bologna Department of History and Cultures, Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154-183 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0084-5299 • E-ISSN: 1613-1150 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/za-2022-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4285447666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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 the provincial network of rural storage facilities, was designed and implemented to (1) reduce food losses, (2) provide state dependents with economic support in times of need, and (3) counteract and mitigate the impact of local crop failures on the institutional workforce at large
Agricultural economics · Art · Business · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Geography · Period (music) · Political science · State (computer science) · Workforce · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · History
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |