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Tarasewicz, Radoslaw
Recordkeeping practices in first millennium BC Babylonia in light of the duplicates. Vol. I & II

[Zwei Bände komplett]. Vol. 1: An analysis of duplicate documents. Vol. 2: Transliterations and selected translations.

A study of duplicate documentary records from different archives in Babylonia: Volume I contains a detailed analysis, while volume II presents transliterations and translations of an extensive number of chronicle documents, including previously largely unpublished material. The process of making duplicate tablets, their features and archival provenances is the subject of this publication. The main topic is treated in a variety of ways considering the external and internal characteristics of the tablets. In many cases, the analysis of single duplicate examples is supplemented by data taken from other tablets. These usually belong to the scribe whose name appears in certain duplicates. By implementing these issues, the study offers an unprecedented level of massive and meticulous analysis of the physical characteristics of clay tablets, shapes and variants of signs with thorough attention paid to the textual nuances and minutiae. The two volumes also deal extensively with palaeographic and orthographic details, which have generally been neglected until now, as the cuneiform script of the Neo- and Late-Babylonian age is very difficult to decipher compared to earlier periods. The subject is presented in the form of handwritten autographs of cuneiform clay tablets, a large number of handwritten autographs of cuneiform signs, and a quite considerable collection of original photographs. Zwei Bände, zus. 971 Seiten mit 339 Abb. und 27 Tab., Großformat, broschiert (Travaux de l’Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences; Tome 15-16/IKSiO PAN/Harrassowitz Verlag 2023) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear