From the Early Years of the Royal Treasure Archive of Esaĝdana-Nibru

Edited by Anna Krisztina Pintér and Walther Sallaberger

By (author) Hanan Abd Alhamza Alessawe Edited by Anna Krisztina Pintér Edited by Walther Sallaberger

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Extent: 102, 114 pages

Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Series: Cuneiform Artefacts from Iraq

Series volume number: 1

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2025)

ISBN: 9783447124102

6.69 x 9.45 inches

Price: $48.00

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In From the Early Years of the Royal Treasure Archive of Esagdana-Nibru, Hanan Abd Alhamza Alessawe publishes 33 new administrative documents from the Treasure Archive of Esagdana-Nibru, modern-day Drehem, dated to the time of King Shulgi. The tablets are part of a collection that arrived at the Iraq Museum in 2021. The new texts significantly expand our knowledge concerning workshops, material culture, gift-giving practices, and individuals at the royal court of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The editions offer a transliteration with English and Arabic translations and a concise commentary. This volume marks the launch of the publication series of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities project Cuneiform Artefacts of Iraq in Context (CAIC), which is dedicated to the edition of cuneiform artefacts preserved at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad.

  • By (author) Hanan Abd Alhamza Alessawe
  • Edited by Anna Krisztina Pintér
  • Edited by Walther Sallaberger