Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mesu-Lissur |
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| Author:
| Stone, Elizabeth C.
Owen, David I. |
| Contribution by:
| Mitchell, John R. |
| Series title: | Mesopotamian Civilizations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-931464-53-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1991 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Imprint: | Eisenbrauns |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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In a primarily diachronic study of the adoption texts from Old Babylonian Nippur, the authors examine the contexts and purposes of adoption. As a result, a number of motivations for adoption are uncovered, including both economic (property exchange) and social (family-oriented) functions. Along with discussion of the source materials, fifty-three of the pertinent texts are published in transliteration and translation, including some heretofore unpublished texts. The volume includes...
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In a primarily diachronic study of the adoption texts from Old Babylonian Nippur, the authors examine the contexts and purposes of adoption. As a result, a number of motivations for adoption are uncovered, including both economic (property exchange) and social (family-oriented) functions. Along with discussion of the source materials, fifty-three of the pertinent texts are published in transliteration and translation, including some heretofore unpublished texts. The volume includes a text concordance, prosopographic index, copies of 12 texts, and 63 plates.