Lower Stratum Families in the Neo-Assyrian Period

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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This pioneering study wrestles with the perpetual problem of the structure of the Neo-Asssyrian society. Part I of this volume surveys all 446 Lower Stratum families in the period under review (800-600 B.C.), mentioned in 177 texts, mainly legal transactions, administrative records, court decisions, and letters. It also examines the terminology, the formulation of the texts, and the status of these families. Part II of this volume considers socio-economic and demographic issues, including family types, family size, marriage patterns, childless families, single-parent families, and more. It is the most important and the most responsible study of the lower stratum of Neo-Assyrian society proposed to date, and it will be the point of departure of every study of this field in the future.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-22
Mått:155 x 235 x 32 mm
Vikt:904 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
Antal sidor:406
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004155121

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Gershon Galil, Ph.D. (1983), Hebrew University, Jersualem, is Associate Professor and former Chair of the Jewish History Department at the University of Haifa. He has published extensively on Biblical and ancient Near Eastern literature including The Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah (Brill, 1996).

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CONTENTSIntroductionPART ONEChapter One The SourcesChapter Two A Survey of the Lower Stratum FamiliesChapter Three The Terminology, the Formulation of the Texts, and the Status of the PeoplePART TWOChapter Four Family TypesChapter Five Family SizeChapter Six Marriage PatternsChapter Seven Childless FamiliesChapter Eight Children’s Age Chapter Nine Single-Parent FamiliesChapter Ten Numerical Proportions among Family MembersChapter Eleven The Number of Generations in the FamilySummary Bibliographical Abbreviations IndicesI. Index of Sources II. Index of Names III. Index of TermsIV. Index of Subjects