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The Sacrificial Economy : Assessors, Contractors, and Thieves in the Management of Sacrificial Sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625-520 B. C. ).

Kozuh, Michael.

The Sacrificial Economy : Assessors, Contractors, and Thieves in the Management of Sacrificial Sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625-520 B. C. ). - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages) - Explorations in Ancient near Eastern Civilizations Series . - Explorations in Ancient near Eastern Civilizations Series .

Intro -- COVER Front -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Sources, Methodology, Prior Literature, and Terminology -- Chapter 3: The Herdsmen and Their Formal Relationship with the Eanna -- Chapter 4: Balances -- Chapter 5: Balances, Incentives, and Restrictions -- Chapter 6: Managing the Herdsmen -- Chapter 7: Entrepreneurial Debt and Systemic Stress -- Chapter 8: The Internal Livestock Management of the Eanna of Uruk -- Chapter 9: The System at Work -- Bibliography -- Index.

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9781575068923


Temples-Iraq-Erech (Extinct city).
Animal sacrifice-Economic aspects-Iraq-Erech (Extinct city).
Erech (Extinct city)-Economic conditions.
Erech (Extinct city)-Religious life and customs.
Erech (Extinct city)-Buildings, structures, etc.


Electronic books.

DS70.5.E65 .K698 2014

935/.5

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