Life at the bottom of Babylonian society : servile laborers at Nippur in the 14th and 13th centuries, B.C. / by Jonathan S. Tenney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tenney, Jonathan S.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 51.

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; v. 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Iraq--Nippur (Extinct city)--History.

Working class.

Labor--Iraq--Nippur (Extinct city)--History.

Labor.

Social status--Iraq--Nippur (Extinct city)--History.

Social status.

Families--Iraq--Nippur (Extinct city)--History.

Families.

Nippur (Extinct city)--Population--History.

Nippur (Extinct city).

Nippur (Extinct city)--History--Sources.

Nippur (Extinct city)--Social conditions.

Nippur (Extinct city)--Economic conditions.

Babylonia--Social conditions.

Babylonia.

Babylonia--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life at the Bottom of Babylonian Society is a study of the population dynamics, family structure, and legal status of publicly-controlled servile workers in Kassite Babylonia. It compares some of the demographic aspects proper to this group with other intensively studied past populations, such as Roman Egypt, Medieval Tuscany, and American slave plantations. It suggests that families, especially those headed by single mothers, acted as a counter measure against population reduction (flight and death) and as a means for the state to control this labor force. The work marks a step forward in the use of quantitative measures in conjunction with cuneiform sources to achieve a better understanding of the social and economic forces that affected ancient Near Eastern populations.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. S. Tenney

Chapter One. Servile Laborers In A Favored Province / J. S. Tenney

Chapter Two. Sources / J. S. Tenney

Chapter Three. Population: Sex, Age, Death, And Health / J. S. Tenney

Chapter Four. Family And Household / J. S. Tenney

Chapter Five. Work, Flight, Origins, And Status / J. S. Tenney

Chapter Six. The Servile Work Force In Local And National Perspective / J. S. Tenney

Appendix One. Selected Households From Middle Babylonian Sources / J. S. Tenney

Appendix Two. Size And Composition Of Select Mobile Work Groups / J. S. Tenney

Appendix Three. Sex And Age Classification Of Attested Occupations In Middle Babylonian Rosters / J. S. Tenney

Select Bibliography / J. S. Tenney

List And Index Of Cuneiform Sources / J. S. Tenney

General Index / J. S. Tenney

Index Of Select Akkadian Words And Logograms / J. S. Tenney.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16188-5

9786613161888

90-04-20704-X

OCLC:

743693817

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004206892.i-268 DOI