The Nesbit Tablets by David I Owen

The Nesbit Tablets by David I Owen

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The Nesbit Tablets by David I Owen

In 1914, William M. Nesbit published his dissertation at Columbia University on 30 archival texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur. Now, more than a century later, the remaining tablets in his collection have been recovered and, thanks to the generosity of the Nesbit family, were made available for publication by David I. Owen. The majority of texts published here is from Puzriš-Dagan (Drehem) with some from Nippur and Umma. They originate from the earliest clandestine finds at those sites. The 98 texts, including a re-edition of the previously published tablets, are provided with a catalogue, hand-copies, selected photographs, along with transliterations, translations and comments, thus providing an important addition to the extensive corpus of Ur III texts from this important period in Mesopotamian history.
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ISBN 13 9781575062945
ISBN 10 1575062941
Title The Nesbit Tablets
Author David I Owen
Series Nisaba
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published 2016-05-18
Number of pages 196
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