Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus

Contributor(s): Gelb, I J (Author), Steinkeller, Piotr (Author), Whiting Jr, Robert M (Author)

ISBN: 9780918986566

Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Hardcover

$160.00

Pub Date: December 1, 1991

LCCN: 89050396

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Maps

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 2.05" H x 14.10" L x 11.31" W ( 9.24 lbs) 303 pages

BISAC Categories:

History | Middle East | General | Social Science | Archaeology

Series: Oriental Institute Publications

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This two volume set offers the first complete edition of the ancient 'kudurrus' (Uruk III-Sargonic land grant contracts) combined with detailed discussion of the social and legal aspects of the documents. All 57 'kudurrus' are presented as photographs with transliterations, translations and full critical apparatus.