Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East
Ancient Kudurrus
by Piotr Steinkeller, Robert M. Whiting Jr and I. J. Gelb
Hardback (Published)
(December 1991)
ISBN: 9780918986566
Price: $160.00
On back order
This two volume set offers the first complete edition of the ancient ‘kudurrus’ (Uruk III-Sargonic land grant contracts) combined with detailed discussion of the social and legal aspects of the documents. All 57 ‘kudurrus’ are presented as photographs with transliterations, translations and full critical apparatus.
- By (author) I J Gelb
- By (author) Piotr Steinkeller
- By (author) Robert M. Whiting Jr
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