Ledgers and prices--early Mesopotamian merchant accounts

Daniel C. SnellYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300025170

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Ledgers and prices--early Mesopotamian merchant accounts

Daniel C. SnellYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300025173 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300025170 · 1982 · First Edition

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This scholarly examination reconstructs the economic landscape of the Ur III period by analyzing surviving cuneiform administrative records. Daniel C. Snell investigates the intricate systems of accounting, pricing, and bureaucratic management that defined Mesopotamian trade, offering a rigorous look at how ancient state institutions tracked resources and commodities.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
First Edition1982
Pages: 282Language: EnglishPrinted in: United States

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Author: Daniel C. SnellContributor: Daniel C. Snell

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Inferred: Ancient AccountingInferred: Ancient Near EastInferred: Cuneiform StudiesInferred: Economic History

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