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Alphabet Scribes in the Land of Cuneiform (Hardback)

Sēpiru Professionals in Mesopotamia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods

Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East
Pages: 515
ISBN: 9781463206352
Published: 17th September 2018
Casemate UK Academic

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This book treats the alphabet scribes in Mesopotamia in the Late Babylonian period (6th-5th centuries BCE). Bloch defends the understanding of the term sēpiru as a designation of alphabet scribes, discusses the functions of sēpiru professionals in Babylonia, and discusses their ethnic origins, with special attention to the participation of Judeans in Babylonia in this profession. The monograph includes translations of over 100 Late Babylonian economic, legal, and administrative documents.

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