Sons and descendants [electronic resource] : a social history of kin groups and family names in the early neo-Babylonian period, 747-626 BC / by John P. Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nielsen, John P. (John Preben), 1973-

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 43.

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; v. 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinship--Iraq--Babylonia.

Kinship.

Names, Personal--Social aspects--Iraq--Babylonia.

Names, Personal.

Elite (Social sciences)--Iraq--Babylonia.

Elite (Social sciences).

Babylonia--Social conditions.

Babylonia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sons and Descendants represents the first comprehensive study of Babylonian family names. Drawing primarily on evidence from legal documents from the early Neo-Babylonian period (747-626 B.C.), the book examines the presence of large, named kin groups at the major Babylonia cities, considering their origins and the important roles their members played as local elites in city governance and temple administration. The period of Neo-Assyrian ascendance over Babylonia marks the first for which there is adequate textual material to allow for a study of these groups, but their continued presence and prominence in Babylonia under the native Neo-Babylonian dynasty and the Persian Empire means that this work is an important contribution to Assyriological understanding of Neo-Babylonian society.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. P. Nielsen

Chapter One. Sons, Descendants, And Family Names: Problems, Sources, And Approaches / J. P. Nielsen

Chapter Two. Kin Groups In Northern Babylonia: Babylon, Borsippa, And Dilbat / J. P. Nielsen

Chapter Three. Kin Groups In Northern Babylonia: Sippar, Kish, Der, And Cutha / J. P. Nielsen

Chapter Four. Kin Groups In Central Babylonia: Nippur And Marad / J. P. Nielsen

Chapter Five. Kin Groups In Southern Babylonia: Uruk And Ur / J. P. Nielsen

Chapter Six. Conclusions: Toward An Understanding Of Kin Groups And Family Names In Early Neo-Babylonian Society / J. P. Nielsen

Bibliography / J. P. Nielsen

General Index / J. P. Nielsen

Personal Names / J. P. Nielsen

Family Names And Possible Family Names / J. P. Nielsen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-12007-0

9786613120076

90-04-18964-5

OCLC:

727951834

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004189638.i-336 DOI