Societies and Languages of the Ancient Near East - Studies in Honour of I.M.Diakonoff (Paperback)

A collection of essays in English, German and French on the Ancient Near East and its languages. Contents include: Property rights and functional tenure in Mesopotamian rural communities ( Robert McC Adams ); Terms for slaves in Ancient Mesopotamia ( J Gelb ); Your money or your life A portrait of an Assyrian businessman ( Morgens Trolle Larsen ); Gold, silber und blei als wertmesser in Mesopotamien wahrend der zweiten halfte des 2. jahrtausends v.u.Z. ( Manfred Muller ); Remarks on the Tod treasure in Egypt ( Edith Porada ).