Seri The House of Prisoners

Slavery and State in Uruk during the Revolt against Samsu-iluna
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-61451-097-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 2, 464 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER)ISSN

This book deals with the house of prisoners (bit asiri ) at the city of Uruk during the revolt against king Samsu-iluna of Babylon, Hammurabi’s son. The political history of this brief period (ca. 1741–1739 BC) is not widely known and until now there has been no comprehensive treatment of the bit asiri. This book includes autograph copies, transliterations, and translations of 42 unpublished cuneiform tablets from various collections, collations, and detailed tables and catalogues. The analysis comprises some 410 documents dated or attributable to king Rim-Anum, one of the insurgents who attained relative independence as the ruler of Uruk. The study of this corpus reveals details about diplomatic dealings between the central power and rebel rulers, about the functioning of the house of prisoners of war, and about the individuals who participated in different echelons of the local administration. This monograph investigates what kind of organization “the house of prisoners” was, how it worked, how it interacted with other institutions, the composition of its labor force, and state management of captive and enslaved individuals.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the social, economic, and political history of the ancient Near East, in particular slavery and other forms of forced labor, as well as Assyriologists and students and scholars in Biblical Studies in general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seri, Andrea

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;List of tables;16
2;Plans and maps;17
3;List of abbreviations;18
4;Introduction;21
4.1;I “Why and How?”;21
4.2;II Prisoners of war and the bit asiri in previous scholarship
;27
4.3;III Interpretations of the role of the bit asiri

;30
4.4;IV About this book;35
4.5;V Cuneiform texts, conventions, principles of transliteration, and related matters;37
5;Chapter 1 The archive of the house of prisoners and political history;40
5.1;I Documents dated to Rim-Anumand the archive of the house of prisoners
;40
5.2;II Uruk during the Old Babylonian period;46
5.3;III The revolts against Samsu-iluna and Rim-Anum’s reign;47
5.4;IV Year names, chronology and political history;49
5.5;V Administrative records and political history;56
5.5.1;V.1 Rim-Anum’s first year
;62
5.5.2;V.2 Rim-Anum’s second year
;62
5.6;VI Military activities;64
5.7;VII The rebels according to the bit asiri sources
;67
5.7.1;VII.1 Daganma-ilum;68
5.7.2;VII.2 Iluni
;69
5.8;VIII Conclusion;71
6;Chapter 2 Allocation of flour;75
6.1;I General remarks;75
6.2;II Records dealing with flour allocation from the bit asiri

;77
6.3;III Flour allocation of the ana gešbun type
;77
6.3.1;III.1 Sealings;78
6.3.2;III.2 Recipients of the allocation;83
6.4;IV Flour allocation of the šuku type;88
6.4.1;IV.1 šuku e2 asiri
;88
6.4.2;IV.2 ana šuku e2 u ah.iatim
;89
6.4.3;IV.3 ana šuku lugal (u ah.iatim)
;90
6.4.4;IV.4 ana šuku (erin2) mu-wa-ar-ba-tim;90
6.4.5;IV.5 ana šuku lu2 GN u ah.iatim)
;91
6.5;V Flour allocation of the ana si-la2 type;92
6.5.1;V.1 Sealings;92
6.5.2;V.2 Recipients of the ana si-la2 allocations;93
6.6;VI Flour allocation of the sudû type;95
6.7;VII Other allocations;95
6.8;VIII Comparative analysis of the various flour allocations;98
6.9;IX Conclusion;102
7;Chapter 3 Prisoners and slaves;130
7.1;I General remarks;130
7.2;II Prisoners of war and slaves;130
7.3;III Geographic provenance of prisoners and slaves;132
7.4;IV Ties of personal dependency of prisoners and slaves;140
7.5;V Status of prisoners and slaves;147
7.6;VI Allocation of prisoners and slaves;151
7.7;VII Conclusion;158
8;Chapter 4 The organization of Uruk under Rim-Anum Part I: “Houses” and institution
;162
8.1;I Concepts and sources;162
8.2;II The “houses” (e2, bitum)
;166
8.2.1;II.1 The bit asiri
;166
8.2.2;II.2 The e2-a grig
;169
8.2.3;II.3 The e2 šabrîm;174
8.2.4;II.4 The e2-(munus-)uš-bar;174
8.2.5;II.5 The e2-mušen-hi-a;178
8.2.6;II.6 The e2-bur-sag
;179
8.2.7;II.7 Other houses;182
8.2.7.1;The e2;182
8.2.7.2;The e2-a-zu-meš;182
8.2.7.3;The e2-maš-lugal;183
8.2.7.4;The e2-sukkal;183
8.2.7.5;The e2-uzu;184
8.3;III Other institutions;184
8.3.1;III.1 The e2-gal;184
8.3.2;III.2 The (e2-)gi6-par3
;185
8.3.3;III.3 The en-nu e2-gal;186
9;Chapter 5 The organization of Uruk under Rim-Anum Part II: Professions and individuals
;191
9.1;I General remarks;191
9.2;II Personnel with title and clear affiliation with houses and institutions;192
9.2.1;II.1 a-zu-gal (azugallum);192
9.2.2;II.2 agrig (abarakkum)
;192
9.2.3;II.3 dub-sar en-nu e2-gal;193
9.2.4;II.4 gu-za-la2 (guzalûm);193
9.2.5;II.5 sukkal (šukkallum);194
9.2.6;II.6 ša3-tam (šatammum);195
9.2.7;II.7 šabra (šabrûm);196
9.2.8;II.8 ugula asiri
;197
9.2.9;II.9 ugula e2 and ugula e2-meš;200
9.2.10;II.10 ugula e2-mušen-hi-a;201
9.2.11;II.11 ugula (e2-)munus-uš-bar;202
9.2.12;II.12 zabar-dab5-ba (zabardabbûm);203
9.3;III Personnel without title but with clear affiliation with houses;203
9.3.1;III.1 Personnel of the e2-agrig;203
9.3.2;III.2 Personnel of the e2-uš-bar;204
9.4;IV Personnel with title and no clear affiliation with specific houses and institutions;205
9.4.1;IV.1 Administrative personnel;205
9.4.1.1;bisag-dub-ba (šandabakkum);205
9.4.1.2;dub-sar (.upšarrum);206
9.4.2;IV.2 Other professions and occupations;206
9.4.2.1;ad-KID (atkuppum);206
9.4.2.2;lu2azlag2 (ašlakum);207
9.4.2.3;ensi2 (iššiakkum);208
9.4.2.4;hub2-bu-meš (h?uppû);209
9.4.2.5;kisal-luh (kisalluh?h?um);210
9.4.2.6;lu2-ur3-ra (lurrakkûm);211
9.4.2.7;lunga3 (sirasûm);211
9.4.2.8;manzaz babim and mazzaz ka2 ra2-gaba;212
9.4.2.9;muhaldim (nu.atimmum);212
9.4.2.10;na-gada (naqidum);213
9.4.2.11;nar-gal (nargallum);213
9.4.2.12;santana (šandanakkum);213
9.4.2.13;simug (nappa.um);214
9.4.2.14;sipad (re’um);214
9.4.2.15;su-si-ig (šusikkum);214
9.4.2.16;ša3-gud (kullizum);215
9.4.2.17;šu-i (gallabum);215
9.4.2.18;u2-tul2 (utullum);216
9.4.2.19;ugula geme2;217
9.4.2.20;zadim (sasinnum);217
9.5;V Personnel affiliated with temples;218
9.5.1;ensi2 dutu;218
9.5.2;gudu4 (pašišum);218
9.5.3;saga (šangum);219
9.6;VI Men without titles but with seals;219
9.6.1;VI.1 Seal inscriptions with the legend “servant of royal name”;219
9.6.1.1;Apil-Amurrum / dumu Šulgi-[...] / arad Rim-Anum;219
9.6.1.2;Apil-ilisu / dumu .ab-târ-ili / arad Samsu-iluna;220
9.6.1.3;Awil-ili / dumu Šilli-[...] / arad Samsu-iluna;220
9.6.2;VI.2 Seal inscriptions with the legend “servant of divine name(s)”;221
9.6.2.1;Adad-rim-ili / dumu Kanišum / arad Nabium;221
9.6.2.2;Apil-Amurrum / dumu Ilam-eriš / arad Amurrum;221
9.6.2.3;Etel-pi-d.Erra?. / dumu Enanatum / arad Iggala;222
9.6.2.4;Iballu. / dumu H?ubbušum / arad Amurrum;222
9.6.2.5;Šarrum-i3-[li2?] / dumu Sîn-[...] / arad Nin-siana;222
9.6.2.6;Ur-Ninurta / dumu a?-wi-ia-.x. / arad Lugal-banda;223
9.6.2.7;Wussum-nu-.x-x. / dumu Iddin-Ištar / arad Nin-siana;223
9.6.2.8;[...]-Amurrum / dumu Sîn-iddinam / arad Nabium;223
9.6.3;VI.3 Partially legible sealings;223
9.6.3.1;Abum-ili / dumu [...] /[...];223
9.6.3.2;Atanah.-ili / dumu La-qipum / arad den-[...];223
9.6.3.3;Awil-[...] /dumu Sîn-[.] / arad [...];224
9.6.3.4;Bašti-d[...] / dumu Kih.li-’el / arad [...];224
9.6.3.5;E2-an-[.] / dumu ma-a-nu-um / [arad ...];224
9.6.3.6;Enlil-[...] / dumu Sîn-[...] / [arad .];224
9.6.3.7;Etei-pi-Marduk / dumu AN..x.-[.] / [arad .];224
9.6.3.8;Sîn-[...] / dumu Sîn-gamil/ [.];225
9.7;VII Men without seals or titles from tablets from the Sîn-kašid palace;225
9.7.1;Amurrum-mušallim;225
9.7.2;B/Ma-ni-[...];225
9.7.3;Ibni-dNin-[...];225
9.7.4;Iddinyatum;225
9.7.5;Marduk-nada;226
9.7.6;Pirh.um dumu Ili-u-Šamaš;226
9.7.7;Sukkukum;226
9.7.8;.illi-[...];227
9.7.9;[...]-gamil;227
9.8;VIII Men without seals or titles presumably acting in an official capacity;227
9.8.1;Adad-mušallim dumu Mu-duga;227
9.8.2;Anum-ili;227
9.8.3;Awil;228
9.8.4;Ibni-Adad;228
9.8.5;Ikun-pûm;228
9.8.6;Ilima-abi;228
9.8.7;Ilšu-banî;228
9.8.8;Inbi-ilišu;228
9.8.9;Nabium-malik;229
9.8.10;Ninurta-ibnišu;229
9.8.11;Nuratum;229
9.8.12;Šamaš-gamil;229
9.8.13;Šamaš-muballi.;229
9.8.14;Šamaš-nasir;229
9.8.15;*Tigilâ-ana-Damkina;230
9.8.16;Ubar-Zababa;230
9.9;IX Conclusion;230
10;Chapter 6 The military, messengers and foreign officials;234
10.1;I General remarks;234
10.2;II ugula MAR.TU;237
10.3;III PA.PA;242
10.4;IV aga3-us2 (redûm);243
10.4.1;ugula aga3-us2(-meš);243
10.4.2;šapir aga3-us2-meš (šapir redî);243
10.4.3;aga3-us2 sag (lugal);244
10.4.4;aga3-us2 lugal;245
10.5;V ra(2)-gaba;245
10.6;VI Administrative officials in the army;245
10.6.1;dumu e2-dub-ba(-a);245
10.6.2;dub-sar ugnim;246
10.7;VII lu2-kig2-gi4-a;247
10.8;VIII Other leadership posts from outside Uruk;248
10.9;IX Conclusion;254
11;Conclusion The House of Prisoners: State and slavery in Uruk during the revolt against Samsu-iluna;257
11.1;I An exercise in fragmentology;257
11.2;II Political history;258
11.3;III The administration of Uruk under Rim-Anum;262
11.4;IV The bit asiri;272
11.5;V State and slavery in Uruk during the revolt against Samsu-iluna;278
12;Appendix 1: Autographs and text editions;284
12.1;Catalogue of tablets edited in this volume;284
12.2;Concordance: Tablets arranged alphabetically after the Museum signature;285
12.3;Autographs;286
12.4;Transliterations and translations;309
13;Appendix 2: Collations;344
14;Appendix 3: Chronological catalogue of texts from Uruk dated to Samsu-iluna and Rim-Anum;363
15;Appendix 4: Catalogue of texts from Uruk dated to Samsu-iluna and Rim-Anum;391
16;Appendix 5: Glossary;427
16.1;I List of Sumerian words and logograms and their Akkadian and English renderings;427
16.2;II Akkadian words and their Sumerian and logographic renderings;429
17;Bibliography;431
18;Indexes;447
18.1;1. Personal names;447
18.2;2. Divine names;451
18.3;3. Geographic names;452
18.4;4. Akkadian words;453
18.5;5. Sumerian words and sumerograms;454
18.6;6. Cuneiform texts;456

Über Autor(innen)

Andrea Seri, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.