The Nesbit tablets / David I. Owen with the assistance of Alexandra Kleinerman.

By:

Owen, David I [author.]

Contributor(s):

Kleinerman, Alexandra

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Nisaba ; v. 30.Publisher: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781575063935
157506393X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nesbit tablets.DDC classification:

499/.95 23

LOC classification:

PJ4075

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Summary: In 1914, William M. Nesbit published his dissertation at Columbia University on 30 archival texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur. Now, more than a century later, the remaining tablets in his collection have been recovered and, thanks to the generosity of the Nesbit family, were made available for publication by David I. Owen. The majority of texts published here is from Puzri�s-Dagan (Drehem) with some from Nippur and Umma. They originate from the earliest clandestine finds at those sites. The 98 texts, including a re-edition of the previously published tablets, are provided with a catalogue, h.

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In 1914, William M. Nesbit published his dissertation at Columbia University on 30 archival texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur. Now, more than a century later, the remaining tablets in his collection have been recovered and, thanks to the generosity of the Nesbit family, were made available for publication by David I. Owen. The majority of texts published here is from Puzri�s-Dagan (Drehem) with some from Nippur and Umma. They originate from the earliest clandestine finds at those sites. The 98 texts, including a re-edition of the previously published tablets, are provided with a catalogue, h.

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