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Prosopography of individuals delivering animals to Puzriš-Dagan in Ur III Mesopotamia

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Abstract

This paper aims to do a prosopographical study of individuals delivering animals to the Puzris-Dagan organization during the Third Dynasty of Ur (ca. 2112-2004 bc). Who are they ? What kind of animals did they deliver ? And how did the family-based individuals deliver animals to Puzris-Dagan ? Building on previous scholarship, a comprehensive analysis of all of the Puzris-Dagan cuneiform texts recording individual deliveries of animals (mu-DU), spanning the period between S43 and IS2, might suffice to bring about a conclusive answer to these questions. Four issues will be quantitively discussed : individuals appearing as delivering animals to Puzris-Dagan; the types of animals delivered to Puzris-Dagan; delivering animals disbursed for different purposes or final destinations; and family members delivering animals to Puzris-Dagan.

How to Cite:

Liu, C., (2021) “Prosopography of individuals delivering animals to Puzriš-Dagan in Ur III Mesopotamia”, Akkadica 142(2), 113–142. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/akkadica.99684

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