Tablets from the R. Campbell Thompson Collection in Haskell Oriental Museum: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts ... (Department of Semitic Languages and Lit - Hardcover

Ivan Lee Holt

9780265489123: Tablets from the R. Campbell Thompson Collection in Haskell Oriental Museum: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts ... (Department of Semitic Languages and Lit

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ISBN 10: 0265489121 ISBN 13: 9780265489123

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore ancient Babylonian contracts and everyday life through translated tablets from a major collection.

This edition brings together transliterations, translations, and scholarly notes to illuminate how business, family ties, and temple life were recorded in cuneiform tablets.

Designed for readers who enjoy primary sources, it gathers sample texts, glossary-style notes, and commentary on terminology, measurement, and social context. You’ll see how scholars read damaged lines, interpret names, and identify repeating patterns that point to common practices of the time.

Discover how loans, partnerships, and sales were written and witnessed in ancient Mesopotamia
Learn key terms and symbols used in contract language and financial records
Understand how scholars date, transliterate, and translate tablets from the R. Campbell Thompson collection
Get a sense of how duplicates and practice tablets inform the study of scribal training

Ideal for readers of history, archaeology, and linguistic paleography who want a clear window into ancient document culture.

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