Bridewealth in Sumerian Sources
The custom of giving bridewealth was an established feature of Sumerian marriage. This article deals with the bridewealth gifts which are described by the terms nigmussa, nigdea, and mupad(d)a. These gifts consisted almost exclusively of foodstuffs; they were contributions to the feasts that were cu...
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| Language: | English |
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College
1990
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Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1990, Volume: 61, Pages: 25-88 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sumerian language
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B Social structure / Near East |
| RelBib Classification: | TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Woman
B Marriage |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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