Neo-Babylonian Trial Records

Shalom E. Holtz

mar 2014 · Writings from the ancient world ; Libro 35 · Society of Biblical Lit

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New translations of fifty transliterated texts for research and classroom use

This collection of sixth-century B.C.E. Mesopotamian texts provides a close-up, often dramatic, view of ancient courtroom encounters shedding light on Neo-Babylonian legal culture and daily life. In addition to the legal texts, Holtz provides an introduction to Neo-Babylonian social history, archival records, and legal materials. This is an essential resource for scholars interested in the history of law.

Features

• Fifty new English translations
• Transliterations for use in advanced Akkadian courses
• Background essays perfect for courses dealing with ancient Near Eastern history and law
• Explanatory essays preceding each text and its translation

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Shalom E. Holtz is Associate Professor Bible at Yeshiva University in New York, an Assyriologist, and a biblical scholar interested in Mesopotamian literature and law and their relationships to biblical and post-biblical writings. He is the author of Neo-Babylonian Court Procedure (Brill, 2009).