Sumerian Model Contracts from the Old Babylonian Period in the Arkeoloji Müzeleri of Istanbul
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6077577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriella Spada (Sapienza University of Rome), William W Hallo (Yale University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Pages | 53-101 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0256 • E-ISSN: 2325-6737 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/730481 |
| OpenAlex | W4400192562 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article presents twenty fragmentary multicolumn tablets containing Sumerian model contracts from Old Babylonian Nippur, which are currently kept at the Arkeoloji Müzeleri in Istanbul, Turkey. Initial work on these was initiated by the late William W. Hallo in 1971 but he was unable to complete the project so it was taken over and completed by Gabriella Spada. Their content is limited to loan contracts of silver or barley, sometimes with the presence of antichretic pledges (slaves, fields, gardens, and lumps of silver
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Period (music · Sumerian · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Families in Therapy and Culture · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |