Women of Assur and Kanesh Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants 1st Edition by Cécile Michel ISBN 9780884144564 0884144569

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ISBN 10: 0884144569
ISBN 13: 9780884144564
Author: Cécile Michel

Vivid sources for reconstructing the lives of Assyrian women

In this collection Cécile Michel translates into English texts related to wives and daughters of merchants and to their activities in nineteenth-century BCE Assur and Kanesh. Discovered in excavations of the Old Assyrian private archives at Kültepe (ancient Kanesh) in Central Anatolia, these letters sent from Assur 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.

Features

• More than three hundred letters and documents transliterated and translated with commentary
• An overview of the study of women and gender in Assyriology
• A reconstruction of women’s roles as textile producers, investors, and creditors within a long-distance commercial network

Women of Assur and Kanesh Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants 1st Edition Table of contents:

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Conventions
List of Figures
Map of the Old Assyrian Period
Introduction
Chronology, Calendars, and Metrology
Marriage and Divorce
Women and Family
Housewives
Businesswomen
Religion and Social Mores
Portraits of Assyrian and Anatolian Women
Texts Edited
Bibliography
Indexes

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