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The archive of the Egibi family from the 6th century BC originates in Babylon and covers a time span of more than 100 years and five generations. It is known as the largest and most important private archive from the Neo-Babylonian period. Although nearly 800 tablets were already published in cuneiform copies by the end of the 19th century, no comprehensive text edition and study of this archive has been completed so far. This book presents the first step and focuses on the purchase of land (date orchards and arable land) by the Egibi family. About 240 records (property titles and related debt notes, receipts, field plans, etc.) form the core of the archive and are closely interrelated with other aspects of the family's business. Nearly half of them were previously unpublished. The book provides transliterations ans translations of all texts, as well as copies of new material including hitherto unknown sealings of published tablets. The study shows how the Egibi family managed to accumulate considerable wealth in real estate over a relatively short period of time. The impact of inheritance and marriages and the way the estates were damaged are also examined.

Akkadian language --- Cuneiform inscriptions. --- Family archives --- Kleitabletten. --- Spijkerschrift. --- Geschiedbronnen. --- Grondbezit. --- Overeenkomsten. --- Babylonië --- Babylonië. --- Clay tablets --- cuneiform --- History Resources --- Land ownership --- Similarities --- Agrarian tenure --- Feudal tenure --- Freehold --- Land question --- Landownership --- Tenure of land --- Land use, Rural --- Real property --- Land, Nationalization of --- Landowners --- Serfdom --- Archives --- Family records

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This volume completes the publication of Middle Babylonian texts from the Rosen Collection that date to the Kassite period, a project that was initiated by Wilfred H. van Soldt with CUSAS 30 in 2015. In this book, Elena Devecchi provides full transliterations, translations, and extended commentaries of 338 previously unpublished cuneiform tablets from Kassite Babylonia (ca. 1475–1155 BCE). Most of the texts are dated to the reigns of Nazi-Maruttaš and Kadašman-Turgu, but the collection also includes one tablet dating to the reign of Burna-Buriaš II and a few documents from the reigns of Kadašman-Enlil II, Kudur-Enlil, and Šagarakti-Šuriaš, as well as some that are not dated. The tablets published here are largely administrative records dealing with the income, storage, and redistribution of agricultural products and byproducts, animal husbandry, and textile production, while legal documents and letters comprise a smaller portion of the collection. Evidence suggests that these documents originated from an administrative center that interacted closely with the provincial capital Nippur and must have been located in its vicinity. They thus expand significantly our previous knowledge of the Nippur region under Kassite rule, hitherto almost exclusively based on sources that came from Nippur itself, and provide substantial new data for the study of central aspects of society, economy, and administration that traditionally lie at the core of research about Kassite Babylonia.

Sumerian language --- Akkadian language --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian --- Cuneiform tablets --- Texts --- Cornell University. --- Babylonia --- Antiquities --- Sumerian language - Texts - Catalogs --- Akkadian language - Texts - Catalogs --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian - Catalogs --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian - Catalogs --- Cuneiform tablets - Iraq - Catalogs --- Babylonia - Antiquities - Catalogs --- Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions --- Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions --- Tablets, Cuneiform --- Clay tablets --- Cuneiform writing --- Cornell University --- Vavilonii︠a︡ --- Bavel --- Bābil --- Babylonien --- Sumer

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The cuneiform tablets from Ebla (3rd millenium BC) attest to the most ancient Semitic language and provide insight into a period in the history and religion of Syria that was previously unknown. The restoration, interpretation, and classification of these tablets has taken more than thirty years. This volume presents a collection of 49 essays from one of the foremost experts on Ebla and its broader ancient context and includes important studies on the language, society, political relations, and religion of this ancient Near Eastern city-state.

Cuneiform tablets --- Tablets, Cuneiform --- Clay tablets --- Cuneiform writing --- Ebla tablets. --- Tablets of Ebla --- Ebla (Extinct city) --- Ebla (Ancient city) --- Ibla (Extinct city) --- Mardikh, Tall --- Mardikh, Tall (Syria) --- Tall Mardikh (Syria) --- Tell Mardikh (Syria) --- Syria --- Antiquities --- Ebla. --- Syrian history. --- ancient oriental religion.