This paper presents a previously unpublished Old Babylonian cylinder seal and discusses the circu... more This paper presents a previously unpublished Old Babylonian cylinder seal and discusses the circumstances under which it was sold at a German TV show called Bares für Rares (English title: Cash or Trash).
The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16–20, 2018, 2023
Prosopographical research on Old Babylonian documents is not as far advanced as corresponding stu... more Prosopographical research on Old Babylonian documents is not as far advanced as corresponding studies on other periods. This paper gives an overview of factors that account for this difference and presents some methodological questions and observations that result from prosopographical studies on the archival sources from Larsa and its neighbourhood. In contrast to the contemporary material from Northern Babylonia (especially Sippar), the study of these documents offers a series of difficulties, especially as they lack the individuals’ paternal names far too often. For this reason, the importance of seal impressions and the proper reconstruction of family trees will be emphasized. The paper also discusses some particular phenomena such as the problem of the so-called “double filiation” and the role of the king’s name in onomastics. In addition, an inheritance document is published here for the first time.
This brief communication contains the transliterations of two new manuscripts of the Sumerian lit... more This brief communication contains the transliterations of two new manuscripts of the Sumerian literary composition "The Exaltation of Inanna": one from Kisurra that was published a long time ago but never identified as such, and one from the recent antiquities market. In the latter case, the circumstances of the sale are also recorded.
This short paper publishes a new manuscript of the literary composition “Letter from Sîn-šamuḫ to... more This short paper publishes a new manuscript of the literary composition “Letter from Sîn-šamuḫ to the god Enki” (ETCSL 3.3.19). K.8755 is one of the tablets which proved to be Old Babylonian in spite of their assignment to the British Museum’s Kuyunjik Collection. It preserves parts of ll. 8–15 of the composition and probably belonged to a multiple columns tablet. The present paper offers a score transliteration of the lines concerned, based both on the recently published copies and the online photos of the other mss. It provides a number of new readings and interpretations on individual lines.
The present paper deals with cuneiform tablets in the British Museum's Kuyunjik Collection that w... more The present paper deals with cuneiform tablets in the British Museum's Kuyunjik Collection that were in all likelihood found in Babylonia, not in Nineveh. Following a brief and preliminary overview of the corresponding material, a fragment from this group is published for the first time. It is suggested that it may belong to an administrative record from Ur III Girsu.
in: Baragli, Beatrice – Dietz, Albert – Földi, Zsombor József – Heindl, Patrizia – Lohmann, Polly – Schlüter, Sarah Patricia (eds.), Distant Worlds and Beyond. Special Issue Dedicated to the Graduate School Distant Worlds (2012‒2021). Distant Worlds Journal Special Issue, 3. Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2021
The present contribution deals with the loss of cylinder seals in 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE Meso... more The present contribution deals with the loss of cylinder seals in 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE Mesopotamia. It gives an overview of the official documents drawn up when cylinder seals were lost and presents a hitherto unpublished example. In addition, this article presents a handful of texts from other genres that attest to the loss of seals. The study ends with a discussion of the similarities and differences between the known Old Babylonian documents recording seal loss, and the possible conclusions that can be drawn from them.
The paper contains the re-edition of an Old Babylonian court document from Kār-Šamaš/Sippar, half... more The paper contains the re-edition of an Old Babylonian court document from Kār-Šamaš/Sippar, half of which has already been known as YOS 12, 321, the other half was previously unpublished. In order to reach a satisfactory legal interpretation, the archival and prosopo-graphical background of the document are likewise studied.
This paper presents a previously unpublished Old Babylonian cylinder seal and discusses the circu... more This paper presents a previously unpublished Old Babylonian cylinder seal and discusses the circumstances under which it was sold at a German TV show called Bares für Rares (English title: Cash or Trash).
The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16–20, 2018, 2023
Prosopographical research on Old Babylonian documents is not as far advanced as corresponding stu... more Prosopographical research on Old Babylonian documents is not as far advanced as corresponding studies on other periods. This paper gives an overview of factors that account for this difference and presents some methodological questions and observations that result from prosopographical studies on the archival sources from Larsa and its neighbourhood. In contrast to the contemporary material from Northern Babylonia (especially Sippar), the study of these documents offers a series of difficulties, especially as they lack the individuals’ paternal names far too often. For this reason, the importance of seal impressions and the proper reconstruction of family trees will be emphasized. The paper also discusses some particular phenomena such as the problem of the so-called “double filiation” and the role of the king’s name in onomastics. In addition, an inheritance document is published here for the first time.
This brief communication contains the transliterations of two new manuscripts of the Sumerian lit... more This brief communication contains the transliterations of two new manuscripts of the Sumerian literary composition "The Exaltation of Inanna": one from Kisurra that was published a long time ago but never identified as such, and one from the recent antiquities market. In the latter case, the circumstances of the sale are also recorded.
This short paper publishes a new manuscript of the literary composition “Letter from Sîn-šamuḫ to... more This short paper publishes a new manuscript of the literary composition “Letter from Sîn-šamuḫ to the god Enki” (ETCSL 3.3.19). K.8755 is one of the tablets which proved to be Old Babylonian in spite of their assignment to the British Museum’s Kuyunjik Collection. It preserves parts of ll. 8–15 of the composition and probably belonged to a multiple columns tablet. The present paper offers a score transliteration of the lines concerned, based both on the recently published copies and the online photos of the other mss. It provides a number of new readings and interpretations on individual lines.
The present paper deals with cuneiform tablets in the British Museum's Kuyunjik Collection that w... more The present paper deals with cuneiform tablets in the British Museum's Kuyunjik Collection that were in all likelihood found in Babylonia, not in Nineveh. Following a brief and preliminary overview of the corresponding material, a fragment from this group is published for the first time. It is suggested that it may belong to an administrative record from Ur III Girsu.
in: Baragli, Beatrice – Dietz, Albert – Földi, Zsombor József – Heindl, Patrizia – Lohmann, Polly – Schlüter, Sarah Patricia (eds.), Distant Worlds and Beyond. Special Issue Dedicated to the Graduate School Distant Worlds (2012‒2021). Distant Worlds Journal Special Issue, 3. Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2021
The present contribution deals with the loss of cylinder seals in 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE Meso... more The present contribution deals with the loss of cylinder seals in 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE Mesopotamia. It gives an overview of the official documents drawn up when cylinder seals were lost and presents a hitherto unpublished example. In addition, this article presents a handful of texts from other genres that attest to the loss of seals. The study ends with a discussion of the similarities and differences between the known Old Babylonian documents recording seal loss, and the possible conclusions that can be drawn from them.
The paper contains the re-edition of an Old Babylonian court document from Kār-Šamaš/Sippar, half... more The paper contains the re-edition of an Old Babylonian court document from Kār-Šamaš/Sippar, half of which has already been known as YOS 12, 321, the other half was previously unpublished. In order to reach a satisfactory legal interpretation, the archival and prosopo-graphical background of the document are likewise studied.
PhD thesis (LMU München), defended on the 27th Nov. 2018; it is currently being prepared for publ... more PhD thesis (LMU München), defended on the 27th Nov. 2018; it is currently being prepared for publication
Between State and Private in Old Babylonian Larsa. Šēp-Sîn and the so-called Palastgeschäft in So... more Between State and Private in Old Babylonian Larsa. Šēp-Sîn and the so-called Palastgeschäft in Southern Babylonia under Babylonian Rule. MA thesis: Eötvös Loránd Univeristy (supervisor: Dr. Gábor Kalla). Budapest: MS, 2012. 386 p. [now being prepared for publication]
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