Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade

by George Aaron Barton

Publisher:

Philadelphia University Museum

, 1915

Overview

The 132 tablets pictured in this volume are from the time of the dynasty of Agade and earlier periods. They mostly consist of the payrolls, contracts, receipts, etc., which reflect the economic life of ancient Babylonia. One group contains a series of transactions of Nippur merchants. George A. Barton provides gives a translation of six of the tablets, a list of the proper names in the collection, autographs of all the tablets, and 18 photographic views.

Product Details

• Title: Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade
• Author: George Aaron Barton
• Edition: No. 1
• Series: The University Museum: Publications of the Babylonian Section
• Volume: Vol. IX
• Publisher: Philadelphia University Museum
• Print Publication Date: 1915
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Sumerian language › Texts; Babylonia › Commerce; Names, Sumerian
• Resource ID: LLS:SUMBUSBARTON
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:13:08Z

About George Aaron Barton

George A. Barton taught at Haverford College, Bryn Mawr and the University of Pennsylvania where he was Professor of Semitic Languages from 1922-1931 and Professor Emeritus from 1932-1942. His many articles and books cover a wide range of topics in areas such as biblical studies, religion, and linguistics. He was also involved in archaeological projects throughout the Middle East and was the director of the American School of Oriental Research in Baghdad from 1921-1934. While Archaeology and the Bible represents his efforts to make Ancient Near East studies accessible to the pastor and Sunday school teacher, Barton's research and academic work continues to be recognized for its importance to this day, particularly his works The Religion of Israel and A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes.