Silver, Money and Credit (Paperback)

R. Pirngruber

ISBN 10: 9062583393 / ISBN 13: 9789062583393

Published by Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO), 2016

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Paperback. Silver, Money and Credit gathers a collection of contributions byleading specialists on the role of silver in Ancient Mesopotamia. Thevolume is a tribute to Robartus J. van der Spek, professor emeritus atthe VU University Amsterdam. The thematic core area is thedocumentation concerning silver in cuneiform sources from firstmillennium BC Babylonia, and how this vast body of primary sources canbe employed in order to shed light on aspects of the economy. It thuscoincides with the honourees main area of research. The volume isrounded off by comparative material mainly from other periods inMesopotamian history, rendering justice to his broad range of interest.The scope of the volume thus extends from the first written records onthe use of silver in Uruk to the Neo-Babylonian Empires apogee in thesixth century BC and further to insights to be gained from comparisonswith early modern economies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Silver, Money and Credit (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO)
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9062583393
• ISBN 13: 9789062583393
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Silver, Money and Credit gathers a collection of contributions by leading specialists on the role of silver in Ancient Mesopotamia. The volume is a tribute to Robartus J. van der Spek, professor emeritus at the VU University Amsterdam.

The thematic core area is the documentation concerning silver in cuneiform sources from first millennium BC Babylonia, and how this vast body of primary sources can be employed in order to shed light on aspects of the economy. It thus coincides with the honourees main area of research. The volume is rounded off by comparative material mainly from other periods in Mesopotamian history, rendering justice to his broad range of interest. The scope of the volume thus extends from the first written records on the use of silver in Uruk to the Neo-Babylonian Empires apogee in the sixth century BC and further to insights to be gained from comparisons with early modern economies.