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Life at the Bottom of Babylonian Society is a study of the population dynamics, family structure, and legal status of publicly-controlled servile workers in Kassite Babylonia. It compares some of the demographic aspects proper to this group with other intensively studied past populations, such as Roman Egypt, Medieval Tuscany, and American slave plantations. It suggests that families, especially those headed by single mothers, acted as a counter measure against population reduction (flight and death) and as a means for the state to control this labor force. The work marks a step forward in the use of quantitative measures in conjunction with cuneiform sources to achieve a better understanding of the social and economic forces that affected ancient Near Eastern populations.

Travailleurs --- Statut social --- Working class --- Labor --- Social status --- Families --- Histoire --- History. --- Nippur (Extinct city) --- Babylonia --- Population --- History --- Social conditions. --- Economic conditions. --- Babylonia - Economic conditions. --- Babylonia - Social conditions. --- Demographic archaeology. --- Families - Iraq - Nippur (Extinct city) - History. --- Forced labor -- Iraq -- Nippur (Extinct city). --- Labor - Iraq - Nippur (Extinct city) - History. --- Nippur (Extinct city) - Economic conditions. --- Nippur (Extinct city) - History. --- Nippur (Extinct city) - Population - History. --- Nippur (Extinct city) -- Population. --- Nippur (Extinct city) - Social conditions. --- Slaves -- Iraq -- Nippur (Extinct city). --- Social status - Iraq - Nippur (Extinct city) - History. --- Working class - Iraq - Nippur (Extinct city) - History. --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- Family --- Family life --- Family relationships --- Family structure --- Relationships, Family --- Structure, Family --- Social standing --- Socio-economic status --- Socioeconomic status --- Standing, Social --- Status, Social --- Labor and laboring classes --- Commons (Social order) --- Laboring class --- Labouring class --- Working classes --- Social aspects --- Social conditions --- Employment --- Vavilonii︠a︡ --- Bavel --- Bābil --- Babylonien --- Niffer (Iraq) --- Nippur (Ancient city) --- Nuffar (Iraq) --- Social institutions --- Birth order --- Domestic relations --- Home --- Households --- Kinship --- Marriage --- Matriarchy --- Parenthood --- Patriarchy --- Power (Social sciences) --- Prestige --- Manpower --- Work --- Social classes --- Sumer --- Iraq --- Antiquities