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Cuneiform Texts from the Ur III Period in the Oriental Institute, Volume 1

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The first publication of all 499 cuneiform tablets in the Asiatic Collection of the Oriental Institute Museum that come from the ancient administrative center of Puzrish-Dagan (modern Drehem) and d...
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This volume is the first publication of all 499 cuneiform tablets in the Asiatic Collection of the Oriental Institute Museum that come from the ancient administrative center of Puzrish-Dagan (modern Drehem) and date to the reign of Shulgi, the second ruler of the Ur III Dynasty (ca. 2094-2047 b.c.). One hundred twenty administrative documents from the business archive of Queen Shulgi-simtum are the highlight of this innovative text edition. The volume features a comprehensive catalogue, transliterations of all cuneiform texts, complete indices and detailed analytical charts for all documents, as well as philological notes and illustrations for selected tablets.
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Price: £85.00
Pages: 576
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Imprint: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Series: Oriental Institute Publications
Publication Date: 01 December 1998
ISBN: 9781885923073
Format: Hardcover
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Archaeology by period / region, Archaeology, Middle Eastern history

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