The Resource Documentary sources in ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman economic history : methodology and practice, edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa
Documentary sources in ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman economic history : methodology and practice, edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa
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- Summary
- This volume breaks new ground in approaching the Ancient Economy by bringing together documentary sources from Mesopotamia and the Greco-Roman world. Addressing textual corpora that have traditionally been studied separately, the collected papers overturn the conventional view of a fundamental divide between the economic institutions of these two regions. The premise is that, while controlling for differences, texts from either cultural setting can be brought to bear on the other and can shed light, through their use as proxy data, on such questions as economic mentalities and market developme
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- 1. Introduction / M. Jursa
- 2. House Size and Household Structure: Quantitative Data in the Study of Babylonian Urban Living Conditions / H.D. Baker
- 3. The Historian and the Old Babylonian Archives / D. Charpin
- 4. The Old Assyrian Trade and its Participants / J.G. Dercksen
- 5. Economic Development in Babylonia from the Late 7th to the Late 4th Century BC: Economic Growth and Economic Crises in Imperial Contexts / M. Jursa
- 6. Legal Institutions and Agrarian Change in the Roman Empire / D. Kehoe
- 7. The Papyrological Evidence for Water-Lifting Technology / M. Malouta
- 8. Plagues and Prices: Locusts / R. Pirngruber
- 9. On Payment Transactions and Monetisation in the Rural Areas of Late Antique Egypt: the Case Study of Small-Format Documents / S. Tost
- 10. Social Network Analysis of Cuneiform Archives: a New Approach / C. Waerzeggers
- 11. The Volatility of Prices of Barley and Dates in Babylon in the Third and Second Centuries BC / R.J. van der Spek
- 12. Wheat Prices in Ptolemaic Egypt / S. von Reden
- 13. Mediterranean Grain Prices c. 300 to 31 BC: the Impact of Rome / D. Rathbone
- 14. Mediterranean and Near Eastern Grain Prices c. 300 to 31 BC: Some Preliminary Conclusions / D. Rathbone
- Index
- Isbn
- 9781782977612
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- Documentary sources in ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman economic history : methodology and practice
- Title
- Documentary sources in ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman economic history
- Title remainder
- methodology and practice
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa
- Subject
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- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics | General
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference
- Babylonia -- Economic conditions
- Economic history
- Economic history -- To 500
- Egypt
- Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 332 B.C.-640 A.D
- Electronic books
- HISTORY / Ancient / General
- Middle East -- Babylonia
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- Economic conditions -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D
- Rome -- Economic conditions -- 510-30 B.C
- To 640
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This volume breaks new ground in approaching the Ancient Economy by bringing together documentary sources from Mesopotamia and the Greco-Roman world. Addressing textual corpora that have traditionally been studied separately, the collected papers overturn the conventional view of a fundamental divide between the economic institutions of these two regions. The premise is that, while controlling for differences, texts from either cultural setting can be brought to bear on the other and can shed light, through their use as proxy data, on such questions as economic mentalities and market developme
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- Baker, Heather D
- Jursa, Michael
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- Economic history
- Babylonia
- Rome
- Rome
- Egypt
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Economic history
- Egypt
- Middle East
- Rome (Empire)
- HISTORY / Ancient / General
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- Documentary sources in ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman economic history : methodology and practice, edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 1. Introduction / M. Jursa -- 2. House Size and Household Structure: Quantitative Data in the Study of Babylonian Urban Living Conditions / H.D. Baker -- 3. The Historian and the Old Babylonian Archives / D. Charpin -- 4. The Old Assyrian Trade and its Participants / J.G. Dercksen -- 5. Economic Development in Babylonia from the Late 7th to the Late 4th Century BC: Economic Growth and Economic Crises in Imperial Contexts / M. Jursa -- 6. Legal Institutions and Agrarian Change in the Roman Empire / D. Kehoe -- 7. The Papyrological Evidence for Water-Lifting Technology / M. Malouta -- 8. Plagues and Prices: Locusts / R. Pirngruber -- 9. On Payment Transactions and Monetisation in the Rural Areas of Late Antique Egypt: the Case Study of Small-Format Documents / S. Tost -- 10. Social Network Analysis of Cuneiform Archives: a New Approach / C. Waerzeggers -- 11. The Volatility of Prices of Barley and Dates in Babylon in the Third and Second Centuries BC / R.J. van der Spek -- 12. Wheat Prices in Ptolemaic Egypt / S. von Reden -- 13. Mediterranean Grain Prices c. 300 to 31 BC: the Impact of Rome / D. Rathbone -- 14. Mediterranean and Near Eastern Grain Prices c. 300 to 31 BC: Some Preliminary Conclusions / D. Rathbone -- Index
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- 1 online resource
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- Isbn
- 9781782977612
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- (OCoLC)883391888
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- Documentary sources in ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman economic history : methodology and practice, edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- Contents
- 1. Introduction / M. Jursa -- 2. House Size and Household Structure: Quantitative Data in the Study of Babylonian Urban Living Conditions / H.D. Baker -- 3. The Historian and the Old Babylonian Archives / D. Charpin -- 4. The Old Assyrian Trade and its Participants / J.G. Dercksen -- 5. Economic Development in Babylonia from the Late 7th to the Late 4th Century BC: Economic Growth and Economic Crises in Imperial Contexts / M. Jursa -- 6. Legal Institutions and Agrarian Change in the Roman Empire / D. Kehoe -- 7. The Papyrological Evidence for Water-Lifting Technology / M. Malouta -- 8. Plagues and Prices: Locusts / R. Pirngruber -- 9. On Payment Transactions and Monetisation in the Rural Areas of Late Antique Egypt: the Case Study of Small-Format Documents / S. Tost -- 10. Social Network Analysis of Cuneiform Archives: a New Approach / C. Waerzeggers -- 11. The Volatility of Prices of Barley and Dates in Babylon in the Third and Second Centuries BC / R.J. van der Spek -- 12. Wheat Prices in Ptolemaic Egypt / S. von Reden -- 13. Mediterranean Grain Prices c. 300 to 31 BC: the Impact of Rome / D. Rathbone -- 14. Mediterranean and Near Eastern Grain Prices c. 300 to 31 BC: Some Preliminary Conclusions / D. Rathbone -- Index
- Control code
- ocn883391888
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781782977612
- Lccn
- 2014027386
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvgz7bx3
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)883391888
Subject
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics | General
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference
- Babylonia -- Economic conditions
- Economic history
- Economic history -- To 500
- Egypt
- Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 332 B.C.-640 A.D
- Electronic books
- HISTORY / Ancient / General
- Middle East -- Babylonia
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- Economic conditions -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D
- Rome -- Economic conditions -- 510-30 B.C
- To 640
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