essay

Household and family in early Mesopotamia

state and temple economy in the ancient near east : proceedings of the international conference organized by the katholieke universiteit leuven from the 10th to the 14th of april 1978Leuven • Published In 1979 • Pages: 1-99

By: Gelb, Ignace J..

Abstract
Gelb uses the various meanings of Sumerian words, personal names, sales contracts, the Manishtushu Obelisk (Maništušu Obelisk), and other ancient documents to shed light on geneology and household structure. Gelb discusses both private and public households (such as households of the temple and the king) and nuclear and extended families.
Subjects
Real property
Buying and selling
Personal names
Household
Extended families
Executive household
Congregations
tradition
Early Dynastic Mesopotamia
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2001
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Early dynastic period
Coverage Place
Mesopotamia; Iran and Itaq
Notes
Ignace J. Gelb
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-97)
LCCN
80484837
LCSH
Iraq--Civilization--To 634