Debt And Indebtedness At Emar
DOWNLOAD
Download Debt And Indebtedness At Emar PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Debt And Indebtedness At Emar book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Debt And Indebtedness At Emar
DOWNLOAD
Author : Maurizio Viano
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-06-19
Debt And Indebtedness At Emar written by Maurizio Viano and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-19 with Religion categories.
This book is the first comprehensive study of debts and credit system at Emar. It focuses on the socio-economic aspects of credit access and indebtedness as well as on the motivations behind debts and debt settlement in the city of Emar. The credit system is analyzed through several factors: the purpose of debts, i.e., productive or consumptive; the procedures for granting loans; the strategies put in place to meet an obligation and to cope with economic difficulties; the consequences of non-fulfillment, which may lead to servitude or slavery; the different types of slavery; slave prices; the mechanisms of enslavement; and termination of slavery. Moneylending practices and the formation of servile conditions at Emar are studied in the context of the Syrian economy aiming to understand whether the Emar evidence conforms with a socio political and economic crisis that is generally acknowledged to have struck Syria, Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia at the end of the Late Bronze Age. This work is of sure relevance for scholars interested in socio-economic history, not only of the pertinent historical-geographical area.
Judicial Decisions In The Ancient Near East
DOWNLOAD
Author : Sophie Démare-Lafont
language : en
Publisher: SBL Press
Release Date : 2023-11-03
Judicial Decisions In The Ancient Near East written by Sophie Démare-Lafont and has been published by SBL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-03 with Law categories.
This volume presents the first broadly inclusive collection, with accessible text and English translation, of documents related to judicial decisions in the ancient Near East, the oldest setting for such writing in the world. The texts in this volume belong to various genres, especially legal records and letters, and span almost two thousand years. With such varied material, the work depends on the expertise of specialists in each setting, from the Sumerian of early Ur to the late Akkadian of Babylonia under the Persians. The collection brings together not only 183 transliterated texts and new translations but also introductions and commentary that place these legal documents in their historical and social contexts. A glossary of legal terms, a concordance of texts included, and an index of legal terms makes this an invaluable tool for students and scholars across disciplines. The contributors are Dominique Charpin, Sophie Démare-Lafont, Daniel E. Fleming, Francis Joannès, Bertrand Lafont, Brigitte Lion, Ignacio Márquez Rowe, Cécile Michel, and Pierre Villard.
Did The Old Testament Endorse Slavery
DOWNLOAD
Author : Joshua Aaron Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Digital Hammurabi
Release Date : 2023-08-05
Did The Old Testament Endorse Slavery written by Joshua Aaron Bowen and has been published by Digital Hammurabi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-05 with Architecture categories.
The God of the Old Testament commanded and endorsed many practices that we find morally reprehensible today. High on the list was the institution of slavery, which features prominently in several sections of the Hebrew Bible. Fathers could sell their daughters into slavery, masters could beat their slaves, creditors could carry off children for failure to repay a debt, and foreigners could be kept for life, passed down as inherited property. How are we to make sense of all of this from our modern point of view? Atheists and skeptics will often say that the God of the Old Testament was a moral monster for endorsing such atrocities. Christians will often respond that the slavery in the Hebrew Bible wasn’t as bad as we think, and was more like having a job or owning a credit card. While both sides of this debate are sincere in their positions, neither are ultimately correct. Our conclusions must derive from a thorough understanding of both the Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern contexts. This extensively revised and expanded second edition includes a wealth of information and analysis, including three additional chapters and two new appendices. Dr. Bowen thoroughly explores law collections of the ancient Near East, asking why they matter, and how they influence our understanding of slavery in the Old Testament. A comparative analysis of the legal provisions made for the treatment of slaves in the ancient world sheds extensive light on how slavery in the Old Testament should be viewed in relation to other ancient cultures, and an entire chapter explores biblical slavery after the Old Testament, through the New Testament, early church, and down to the antebellum south. This book will: Provide a detailed overview of slavery laws and practices in the Old Testament and the ancient Near East. Examine the significant – and highly controversial – passages in the Hebrew Bible that deal with slavery, including laws about beating your slave, taking foreign chattel slaves, and what to do if a slave runs away from their master. Answer the most challenging questions about slavery in the Old Testament, including, “Could you beat your slave within an inch of their life and get away with it?”, “Were slaves just property that had no human rights?”, and “Did the Old Testament really endorse slavery?” Consider how the biblical treatment of slaves changed from the Old to New Testament, and whether Old Testament slavery was substantially different to slavery in the American antebellum south.
Liberty
DOWNLOAD
Author : Valentina Arena
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-17
Liberty written by Valentina Arena and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-17 with Political Science categories.
Liberty: Ancient Ideas and Modern Perspectives is the first study of the ancient notions of liberty in the interconnected societies of the Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium and how they relate to modern political theory. This volume gathers the work of historians of antiquity, whose specialisms are geographically and temporally diverse, together with political theorists and legal and political philosophers interested in conceptions of liberty. Together they discuss the rival understandings of liberty in antiquity and the potential offerings of these ancient societies to our contemporary intellectual world. This book aims to broaden our understanding of the conceptual articulations of liberty in the ancient world, from beyond the Graeco-Roman world to other ancient societies to which this world was connected; and to shed light on rival understandings of liberty in antiquity and the role these might play in the current thinking about this concept. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, History of European Ideas.
Lo Scriba Del Faraone
DOWNLOAD
Author : Costantino Andrea De Luca
language : it
Publisher: Rizzoli
Release Date : 2025-05-20
Lo Scriba Del Faraone written by Costantino Andrea De Luca and has been published by Rizzoli this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-20 with History categories.
Quando si parla di storia, il primo pensiero va quasi sempre ai grandi eventi, agli imperi, alle guerre, ai potenti che dominano i manuali scolastici e le fonti storiografiche. Ma, guardando oltre la superficie, tra le pieghe del tempo compaiono anche le persone comuni che spesso sono state protagoniste di avventure ed emozioni degne di essere scoperte e raccontate. Proprio per questo Costantino Andrea De Luca - giovane storico e divulgatore molto seguito e apprezzato - riporta alla luce quelle "vite senza nome" che hanno attraversato i secoli e che presentano incredibili somiglianze con la contemporaneità: uno studente odierno può così rivedersi in un collega medievale sofferente dopo una bocciatura; un innamorato può ritrovare i propri sentimenti nelle lettere di una coppia duecentesca; una moglie delusa può patire il medesimo dolore di una donna assira abbandonata dal marito. Muovendosi dall'antichità fino al Novecento, De Luca ci accompagna in modo nuovo e coinvolgente fra piccoli e grandi episodi avvenuti nei secoli ma con un sapore ancora attuale. Perché, come ci ricorda l'autore, "le emozioni umane sono rimaste sostanzialmente le stesse nel corso della storia, e l'empatia può attraversare i millenni legandoci ai nostri avi".
1 And 2 Kings
DOWNLOAD
Author : John M. Monson
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Release Date : 2016-01-12
1 And 2 Kings written by John M. Monson and has been published by Zondervan Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-12 with Religion categories.
Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these cherished writings. Features include • Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams and charts provide a visual feast that breathes fresh life into the text. • Passage-by-passage commentary presents archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic insights, notes on manners and customs, and more. • Analysis into the literature of the ancient Near East will open your eyes to new depths of understanding both familiar and unfamiliar passages. • Written by an international team of 30 specialists, all top scholars in background studies.
Letters From Mesopotamia Official Business And Private Letters On Clay Tablets From Two Millennia
DOWNLOAD
Author : A. Leo Oppenheim
language : en
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1967
Letters From Mesopotamia Official Business And Private Letters On Clay Tablets From Two Millennia written by A. Leo Oppenheim and has been published by Chicago : University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Social Science categories.
A History Of Ancient Near Eastern Law 2 Vols
DOWNLOAD
Author : Raymond Westbrook
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2003-08-01
A History Of Ancient Near Eastern Law 2 Vols written by Raymond Westbrook and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-01 with History categories.
The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East. Each of the book's chapters represents a review of the law of a particular period and region, e.g. the Egyptian Old Kingdom, by a specialist in that area. Within each chapter, the material is organized under standardized legal categories (e.g. constitutional law, family law) that make for easy cross-referencing. The chapters are arranged chronologically by millennium and within each millennium by the three major politico-cultural spheres of the region: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia and the Levant. An introduction by the editor discusses the general character of Ancient Near Eastern Law.
Rules And Regulations For Federal Savings And Loan Associations
DOWNLOAD
Author : United States. Federal Home Loan Bank Board
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Rules And Regulations For Federal Savings And Loan Associations written by United States. Federal Home Loan Bank Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Savings and loan associations categories.
Debt And Economic Renewal In The Ancient Near East
DOWNLOAD
Author : Michael Hudson
language : en
Publisher: Islet-Verlag
Release Date : 2002
Debt And Economic Renewal In The Ancient Near East written by Michael Hudson and has been published by Islet-Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
History and analysis of the economic and social development of debt, interest-bearing loans, royal remission of debts, and economic renewal policies.