Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-mesu-lissur. With a contribution by John R. Mitchell. - Stone, Elizabeth C. / David I. Owen.
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KORTE INHOUD
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fifty-three of the pertinent texts are published in transliteration and translation, including some heretofore unpublished texts.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, proso...
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1991 Uitgever: Winona Lake, Indiana, Eisenbrauns, 1991. 150 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0931464536 ISBN-13: 9780931464539Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!