Alphabet Scribes in the Land of Cuneiform: Sēpiru Professionals in Mesopotamia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods

Yigal Bloch

Published by Gorgias Press 2018

Alphabet Scribes in the Land of Cuneiform

Sēpiru Professionals in Mesopotamia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods

Yigal Bloch

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463240165

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This book treats the alphabet scribes in Mesopotamia in the Late Babylonian period (6th-5th centuries BCE). Bloch defends the understanding of the term sēpiru as a designation of alphabet scribes, discusses the functions of sēpiru professionals in Babylonia, and discusses their ethnic origins, with special attention to the participation of Judeans in Babylonia in this profession. The monograph includes translations of over 100 Late Babylonian economic, legal, and administrative documents.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Babylonian Metrical Units Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Bibliographical Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Sēpiru: Specialists in Alphabetic Writing, and in Cuneiform, Too? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 2. Sēpiru in Babylonian Temples Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter 3. Sēpiru in the State Administration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Chapter 4. Sēpiru Active in Private Business Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Chapter 5. The Ethnic Background of the Sēpiru Professionals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Concluding Observations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Appendix: Transliteration of Previously Unedited Tablets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
Copies of Previously Unpublished Cuneiform Tablets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	485

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Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 515
Keywords: General; Ancient

eBook

Published: September 17, 2018
ISBN: 9781463240165