Owen, David I.,

The Nesbit tablets / David I. Owen with the assistance of Alexandra Kleinerman. - 1 online resource - Nisaba ; 30 . - Nisaba ; v. 30. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Puzriļæ½s-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.

9781575063935 157506393X

2016014123


Sumerian language--Texts.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Miscellaneous.
Commerce.
Sumerian language.


Babylonia--Commerce.
Middle East--Babylonia.


Electronic books.
Texts.

PJ4075

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