Sons and Descendants
A Social History of Kin Groups and Family Names in the Early Neo-Babylonian Period, 747-626 B.C.
Biographical note
John P. Nielsen, Ph.D. (2008) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of History at Loyola University of New Orleans.
Table of contents
Contents
1. Sons, Descendants, and Family Names: Problems, Sources, and Approaches
2. Kin Groups in Northern Babylonia: Babylon, Borsippa, and Dilbat
3. Kin Groups in Northern Babylonia: Sippar, Kish, Der, and Cutha
4. Kin Groups in Central Babylonia: Nippur and Marad
5. Kin Groups in Southern Babylonia: Uruk and Ur
6. Conclusions: Toward an Understanding of Kin Groups and Family Names in Early Neo-Babylonian Society
1. Sons, Descendants, and Family Names: Problems, Sources, and Approaches
2. Kin Groups in Northern Babylonia: Babylon, Borsippa, and Dilbat
3. Kin Groups in Northern Babylonia: Sippar, Kish, Der, and Cutha
4. Kin Groups in Central Babylonia: Nippur and Marad
5. Kin Groups in Southern Babylonia: Uruk and Ur
6. Conclusions: Toward an Understanding of Kin Groups and Family Names in Early Neo-Babylonian Society
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