Babylonia under the Sealand and Kassite Dynasties / Susanne Paulus, Tim Clayden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clayden, Tim, Editor.

Paulus, Susanne, Editor.

Series:

Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Archäologie.

Babylonia.

Babylonien.

Kassites.

Sealand.

Local Subjects:

Archaeology.

Archäologie.

Babylonia.

Babylonien.

Kassites.

Sealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 290 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Babylonia in the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE is one of the most understudied periods of Mesopotamian history. In the last few years, discoveries of new texts and archaeological materials from the Sealand Dynasty have emerged, which expand the possibilities to fill this gap in our knowledge of Mesopotamian history. At the same time, scholars have started to revive Kassite studies using new materials, methods, and questions. While those works are groundbreaking contributions to the field, many questions about the history and chronology, archaeology, economy, language of Babylonia during this period are still unsolved. This volume brings together eleven contributions by leading scholars in the Sealand and Kassite period, approaching those questions from an archaeological, ethnological, historical, linguistic, and economical point of view. The book opens with an introduction into the history and research on Babylonia under the Sealand Dynasty and the Kassites.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

The First Sealand Dynasty: Literacy, Economy, and the Likely Location of Dūr- Enlil(ē) in Southern Mesopotamia at the end of the Old Babylonian Period

The Settlement and Canal Systems During the First Sealand Dynasty (1721–1340 BCE)

Dispersed Communities of Practice During the First Dynasty of the Sealand: The Pottery from Tell Khaiber, Southern Iraq

Ur in the Kassite Period

Babylon in the Second Millennium BCE: New Insights on the Transitions from Old Babylonian to Kassite and Isin II Periods

Studies Concerning the Kassite Period Ekur of Nippur: Construction History and Finds

Grammatical Irregularities in Middle Babylonian Texts and their Chronology

The Kassites of Babylonia: A Re-examination of an Ethnic Identity

The Palace as Economic Production Unit in the Kingdom of the First Dynasty of the Sealand

Managing the Harvest in Kassite Babylonia: The Evidence for tēlītu

Turn! Turn! Turn! – A Kassite Administrative Term with a Legal Connotation

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

1-5015-1023-1