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Author Seri, Andrea, author.

Title The house of prisoners : slavery and state in Uruk during the revolt against Samsu-iluna / Andrea Seri.

Publication Info. Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 444 pages :) : illustrations.
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Series Studies in ancient Near Eastern records, 2161-4155 ; volume 2
Studies in Near Eastern records ; v. 2.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents List of tables; Plans and maps; List of abbreviations; Introduction; I "Why and How?"; II Prisoners of war and the bit asiri in previous scholarship; III Interpretations of the role of the bit asiri; IV About this book; V Cuneiform texts, conventions, principles of transliteration, and related matters; Chapter 1 The archive of the house of prisoners and political history; I Documents dated to Rim-Anumand the archive of the house of prisoners; II Uruk during the Old Babylonian period; III The revolts against Samsu-iluna and Rim-Anum's reign; IV Year names, chronology and political history.
Chapter 4 The organization of Uruk under Rim-Anum Part I: "Houses" and institutionI Concepts and sources; II The "houses" (e2, bitum); II.1 The bit asiri; II.2 The e2-a ĝrig; II.3 The e2 sabrm; II.4 The e2-(munus- )us-bar; II.5 The e2-musen-hi-a; II.6 The e2-bur-saĝ; II.7 Other houses; The e2; The e2-a-zu-mes; The e2-mas-lugal; The e2-sukkal; The e2-uzu; III Other institutions; III.1 The e2-gal; III.2 The (e2- )ĝi6-par3; III.3 The en-nu e2-gal; Chapter 5 The organization of Uruk under Rim-Anum Part II: Professions and individuals; I General remarks.
II Personnel with title and clear affiliation with houses and institutionsII. 1 a-zu-gal (azugallum); II. 2 aĝrig (abarakkum); II. 3 dub-sar en-nu e2-gal; II. 4 gu-za-la2 (guzalm); II. 5 sukkal (sukkallum); II. 6 sa3-tam (satammum); II. 7 sabra (sabrm); II. 8 ugula asiri; II. 9 ugula e2 and ugula e2-mes; II. 10 ugula e2-musen-hi-a; II. 11 ugula (e2- )munus-us-bar; II. 12 zabar-dab5-ba (zabardabbm); III Personnel without title but with clear affiliation with houses; III. 1 Personnel of the e2-aĝrig; III. 2 Personnel of the e2-us-bar.
Summary This book studies the house of prisoners at the city of Uruk during the revolt against king Samsu-iluna (ca. 1741-1739 BC). The history of this period is not widely known and there is no previous comprehensive treatment of the institution under consideration. The analysis of some 410 documents dated or attributable to Rim-Anum of Uruk, one of the rebel kings, reveals details about diplomatic dealings between the central power and independent rulers and about the functioning of the house of prisoners of war. This monograph explores state management of captive and enslaved labor in times of poli.
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Subject Rīm-Anum, King of Erech.
Rīm-Anum, King of Erech.
Erech (Extinct city)
Prisoners of war -- Iraq -- Erech (Extinct city)
Prisoners of war.
Iraq -- Erech (Extinct city)
Slavery -- Iraq -- Erech (Extinct city)
Slavery.
Central-local government relations -- Iraq -- History.
Central-local government relations.
Iraq.
History.
Iraq -- History -- To 634.
Chronological Term To 634
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Seri, Andrea. House of prisoners. Boston : De Gruyter, [2013] 9781614511090 (DLC) 2013021854 (OCoLC)798612595
ISBN 1614510970 (electronic book)
9781614510970 (electronic book)
9781614511090 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1614511098 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)