Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period

Seth F. C. Richardson is a historian of the Ancient Near East who works in several different areas of ancient history. His work on the history of Mesopotamia's Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000-1600 B.C.) includes publications of cuneiform texts from the end of the period, and studies of political-economic questions about institutions, warfare, and prosopography. He also works on problems of violence, including its role in the rise of the ancient state, changing conceptions of the body, violations against individuals, rebellion, and social histories of the ancient military. Richardson has been Research Associate at the Oriental Institute and Managing Editor of the Journal of Near Eastern Studies since 2011.

• Preface                                           Abbreviations and Symbols                    Catalog                                                 Concordance of Museum Numbers of Texts  Notes to the Texts Index of Personal Names    Index of Professions, Titles, and Groups     Index of Geographical Names                                   Bibliography                                                                       Plates