Scribal education in the Sargonic period / by Nicholas L. Kraus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kraus, Nicholas L., author.

Series:

Harvard Semitic studies ; 0147-9342 v. 67.

Harvard Semitic studies, 0147-9342 ; volume 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scribes--Iraq--History.

Scribes.

Cuneiform writing.

Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian.

Education--Iraq--History--To 1500.

Education.

History.

Iraq--Civilization--To 634.

Iraq.

Civilization.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 217 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"Scribal Education in the Sargonic Period is an in-depth analysis of the process of education for scribes during the period of Sargonic hegemony in ancient Mesopotamia (c. 2335-2150 BCE). The book provides a holistic study of the topic, addressing the technology of writing, the school texts used in education, the languages of instruction, and the social and historical context of scribal life and an education in cuneiform writing. The topic of scribal education at such an early period of Mesopotamian history has never been addressed at length before. Nicholas Kraus convincingly argues that scribal education during the Sargonic period was closely tied to the administrative institutions of the Sargonic Empire and prepared a scribe to become an effective administrator. The Harvard Semitic Studies series publishes volumes from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Monographs, https://hmane.harvard.edu/publications"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Writing technology and paleography

The school texts

Scribal education in context

After Akkade

Summary and conclusions.

Notes:

Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Yale University, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kraus, Nicholas L., Scribal education in the Sargonic period

ISBN:

9789004443228

9004443223

OCLC:

1178900028