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Author Owen, David I., author.

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

Publication Info. Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Nisaba ; 30
Nisaba ; v. 30.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Puzriš-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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Subject Sumerian language -- Texts.
Sumerian language -- Texts.
Babylonia -- Commerce.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Texts.
Added Author Kleinerman, Alexandra.
Other Form: Print version: Owen, David I. Nesbit tablets. Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016 9781575062945 (DLC) 2016011711
ISBN 9781575063935 (pdf)
157506393X (pdf)
9781575062945 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
1575062941