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Women of Aššur and Kaneš: Texts from the archives of Assyrian merchants, writings from the Ancient World


ISBN:  9781628372823
URL / DOI:  Site du laboratoire ArScAn
Editeur:  Collection : Writings from the Ancient World, Society of Biblical Literature, Baltimore, juin 2020


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In this collection Cécile Michel translates into English texts related to wives and daughters of merchants and to their activities in nineteenth-century BCE Aššur and Kaneš. Discovered in excavations of the Old Assyrian private archives at Kültepe (ancient Kaneš) in Central Anatolia, these letters sent from Aššur reflect the preeminent role of Assyrian women within the family and in the domestic economy, as well as their contribution to long-distance trade. Contracts and other legal texts excavated at Kültepe attest to Assyrian and Anatolian women as parties in marriage and divorce contracts, last wills, loans, and purchase contracts. These unique finds paint a vivid portrait of women who aspire to be socially respected and provide a rare opportunity to reconstruct their daily lives as both businesswomen and housewives.

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Cécile MICHEL , F. KULAKOGLU , G. ÖZTÜRK

Integrative Approaches to the Archaeology and History of Kültepe-Kaneš, Kültepe, 4-7 August 2017


ISBN:  ISBN: 978-2-503-58559-8
URL / DOI:  http://www.brepols.net
Editeur:  Turnhout : Brepols, 2019