The Horseshoe Curve by Dennis P Mcilnay
This book aims to clarify the way that the Puzri-Dagan organization functioned, by providing a comprehensive study of its organizational structures, administrative practices, and the written documentation dating to the reign of Amar-Suen, the third king of the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2112-2004 BC). This study depends on abundant Neo-Sumerian textual data (c. 6000 published and unpublished texts), which constitutes a promising source for Assyriological studies of the political, socio-economic, and religious history of the ancient Near East. In content, this book covers the organizational structures and administrative practices of functionaries in the Puzri-Dagan organization, which consisted of one central bureau and various subordinate bureaus. Through a statistical analysis of text formulary and written documentation, it also contributes to the understanding of ancient Mesopotamian bookkeeping. Further, a prosopographical study of the enormous quantity of animal transactions undertaken by the Puzris-Dagan organization sheds more light on the relationship between the Ur I court and its peripheries and vassal states, which represents an important chapter in the history of ancient Near Eastern diplomacy.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780977980512 |
| ISBN 10 | 0977980510 |
| Title | The Horseshoe Curve |
| Author | Dennis P Mcilnay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Seven Oaks Press |
| Year published | 2008-02-19 |
| Number of pages | 455 |
| Prizes | Independent Publisher Book Awards |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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