Ur III Economy and Bureaucracy: The Neo-Sumerian Cuneiform Tablets in the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College (I)

This article examines 15 cuneiform tablets from the late 3rd millennium BC from southern Mesopotamia. As administrative tools of the Ur III state bureaucracy, the texts are primarily concerned with the administrative and economic affairs of the central authority, but they also offer important inform...

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Published in:Orient
Main Author: Widell, Magnus 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2020
In: Orient
Further subjects:B Puzriš-Dagan
B Ur III
B Hood Museum
B Bureaucracy
B Ummah
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Summary:This article examines 15 cuneiform tablets from the late 3rd millennium BC from southern Mesopotamia. As administrative tools of the Ur III state bureaucracy, the texts are primarily concerned with the administrative and economic affairs of the central authority, but they also offer important information on the individuals living in the Ur III state and their different roles within the state’s bureaucratic structures.
ISSN:1884-1392
Contains:Enthalten in: Orient
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5356/orient.55.117