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The seal of the sanga : on the old Babylonian sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum, by Michel Tanret

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Summary
The study of these seals complements our meagre textual documentation. The first sangas in particular offer a unique opportunity to assemble a consistent corpus from a single family holding the same title throughout the Old Babylonian period
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eng
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1st ed.
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1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages)
Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations
  • I. THE TEXTS AND THE SEALS
  • I.A. THE SANGA OF ŠAMAŠ
  • 1. Sangas Not as Witnesses
  • 2. Sangas in the Witness Lists
  • 3. General Conclusions
  • I.B. THE FIRST SANGAS
  • 0. Warad-Sîn
  • I. Annum-pī-Šamaš Son of Warad-Sîn
  • II. Šamaš-tappašu Son of Annum-pī-Šamaš
  • III. Lipit-Ištar Son of Šamaš-tappašu
  • IV. Warad-Sîn Son of Lipit-Ištar
  • V. Annum-pī-Aja Son of Warad-Sîn
  • VI. Šamaš-tappašu Son of Annum-pī-Aja
  • VII. Warad-Sîn Son of Šamaš-tappašu
  • VIII. Annum-pī-Aja Son of Warad-Sîn
  • IX. Sîn-iqīšam Son of Warad-Sîn
  • X. Ilšu-ibnīšu Son of Sîn-iqīšam
  • XI Nūr-Kabta Son of Ilšu-ibni
  • XII. Sîn-aḫam-iddinam Son of Sîn-iqīšam
  • I.C. BEFORE THE SECOND SANGA
  • 1. Ilum-mušallim
  • 2. Imlik-Sîn
  • 3. Būr-Nunu
  • 4. Adad-rēmēni Son of Damu-galzu
  • 5. Ilabrat-bāni, Son of Būr-Nunu
  • Excursus 1: The Bur-Sîn Family
  • Excursus 2: The Damu-galzu Family
  • I.D. THE SECOND SANGA
  • 1. Išar-Šamaš
  • 2. Sîn-ennam Son of Sîn-imitti
  • 3. Šu/amuh-Sîn
  • 4. Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk
  • 5. Etel-pī-Nabium Son of Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk
  • 6. Sîn-iddinam
  • 7. Sîn-bāni Son of Asalluḫi-mansum
  • 8. Išme-Sîn Son of Ikūn-pī-Uraš
  • 9. Sîn-erībam
  • 10. Marduk-mušallim Son of Marduk-nāṣir Adoptive Son of Sîn-erībam
  • 11. Etel-pī-Nabium Son of Marduk-mušallim
  • 12. Marduk-nāṣir Son of Etel-pī-Nabium
  • I.E. THE SANGAS OF ŠAMAŠ OF THE EDIKUDA TEMPLE IN SIPPAR-AMNĀNUM
  • Overlapping Careers
  • Overlaps Resolved
  • A. Nūr-Šamaš
  • B. Šamšatum
  • C. Utu-urbara
  • D. Šumi-erṣetim
  • E. Narām-Sîn Son of [superscript d]EN ...
  • F. Sîn-nādin-šumi
  • G. Etel-pī-Marduk
  • H. Sîn-išmeanni Son of Utu-urbara
  • I. Ikūn-pī-Sîn
  • J. Ibni-Šērum Son of Sîn-ibni
  • Conclusions
  • II. THE SEALS AND THE TEXTS
  • General Remarks
  • II. A. CATALOGUE OF THE SEAL IMPRESSIONS
  • 1. The Seals of the First Sangas of the Ebabbar in Sippar Jaḫrūrum
  • 2. Seals of Temple Officials as Second Witnesses
  • 3. Seals of Second Sangas
  • 4. Seals Used by the Sangas of the Edikuda, the Šamaš Temple of Sippar Amnānum
  • II. B. ANALYSIS
  • 1. The Seals of the First Sangas of Šamaš from Sippar Jahrūrum
  • 2. The Seals of Temple Officials Acting as Second Witnesses before the Existence of the Second Sanga
  • 3. The Seals of the Second Sangas of Šamaš, later the Sangas of Aja
  • 4. General Conclusions on the Seals of the Ebabbar Officials
  • 5. The Seals of the Sangas of the Edikuda in Sippar Amnānum
  • 6. General Conclusions
  • II. C. THE SEAL OF THE SANGAS' DAUGHTERS
  • 1. Damiqtum Daughter of Šamaš-tappašu
  • 2. Awāt-Aja Daughter of Warad-Sîn
  • 3. Lamassī Daughter of Sîn-ennam
  • 4. Šāt-Šamaš Daughter of Sîn-ennam
  • III. CONCLUSIONS
  • III. A. THE NAMES AND FAMILIES OF THE SANGAS
  • 1. The First Sangas
  • 2. The Second Sangas
  • III. B. THE LEGENDS OF THE SANGAS AND OFFICIALS
  • 1. The Inscriptions
  • 2. Analysis of the Seal Legends of the Sangas
  • 3. The Legends of the Temple and Gagum Officials
  • 4. The Father's Seal
  • 5. More than One Seal
  • III. C. THE SEALING PRACTICE OF THE SANGAS
  • 1. Stage 1
  • 2. Stage 2
  • 3. Stage 3
  • 4. Stage 4
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. A Word on Inversions
  • III. D. THE SANGA AS WITNESS
  • 1. For the Priestesses Only
  • 2. Developing Wealth?
  • 3. To Witness or Not to Witness
  • 4. The Types of Texts
  • 5. Uncharacteristic Genres
  • 6. No Rules
  • 7. Nine Nadītums
  • III. E. CAREERS
  • III. F. THE SEAL STONES
  • III. G. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
  • IV. LISTS AND CONCORDANCES
  • Annex I. The Corpus
  • Annex II. The Genres
  • Annex III. Concordance Museum-Publication
  • Annex IV. Concordance Publication-Museum
  • V. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • VI. SEAL PLATES
  • VII. INDEXES
Isbn
9789047443889
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The seal of the sanga : on the old Babylonian sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum
Title
The seal of the sanga
Title remainder
on the old Babylonian sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum
Statement of responsibility
by Michel Tanret
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The study of these seals complements our meagre textual documentation. The first sangas in particular offer a unique opportunity to assemble a consistent corpus from a single family holding the same title throughout the Old Babylonian period
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Tanret, Michel
Dewey number
935
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
DS70.5.S55
LC item number
T36 2010eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Cuneiform monographs
Series volume
v. 40
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ebabbar Temple (Sippar)
  • Ebabbar Temple (Sippar)
  • Priests
  • Priests
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Temples
  • Marduk (Babylonian deity)
  • Seals (Numismatics)
  • Sippar (Extinct city)
  • Sippar (Extinct city)
  • Ebabbar Temple (Sippar)
  • HISTORY
  • Antiquities
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Management
  • Marduk (Babylonian deity)
  • Priests
  • Seals (Numismatics)
  • Temples
  • Iraq
  • Middle East
  • Priester
  • Siegel
  • Sippar
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The seal of the sanga : on the old Babylonian sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum, by Michel Tanret
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Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- I. THE TEXTS AND THE SEALS -- I.A. THE SANGA OF ŠAMAŠ -- 1. Sangas Not as Witnesses -- 2. Sangas in the Witness Lists -- 3. General Conclusions -- I.B. THE FIRST SANGAS -- 0. Warad-Sîn -- I. Annum-pī-Šamaš Son of Warad-Sîn -- II. Šamaš-tappašu Son of Annum-pī-Šamaš -- III. Lipit-Ištar Son of Šamaš-tappašu -- IV. Warad-Sîn Son of Lipit-Ištar -- V. Annum-pī-Aja Son of Warad-Sîn -- VI. Šamaš-tappašu Son of Annum-pī-Aja -- VII. Warad-Sîn Son of Šamaš-tappašu -- VIII. Annum-pī-Aja Son of Warad-Sîn -- IX. Sîn-iqīšam Son of Warad-Sîn -- X. Ilšu-ibnīšu Son of Sîn-iqīšam -- XI Nūr-Kabta Son of Ilšu-ibni -- XII. Sîn-aḫam-iddinam Son of Sîn-iqīšam -- I.C. BEFORE THE SECOND SANGA -- 1. Ilum-mušallim -- 2. Imlik-Sîn -- 3. Būr-Nunu -- 4. Adad-rēmēni Son of Damu-galzu -- 5. Ilabrat-bāni, Son of Būr-Nunu -- Excursus 1: The Bur-Sîn Family -- Excursus 2: The Damu-galzu Family -- I.D. THE SECOND SANGA -- 1. Išar-Šamaš -- 2. Sîn-ennam Son of Sîn-imitti -- 3. Šu/amuh-Sîn -- 4. Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk -- 5. Etel-pī-Nabium Son of Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk -- 6. Sîn-iddinam -- 7. Sîn-bāni Son of Asalluḫi-mansum -- 8. Išme-Sîn Son of Ikūn-pī-Uraš -- 9. Sîn-erībam -- 10. Marduk-mušallim Son of Marduk-nāṣir Adoptive Son of Sîn-erībam -- 11. Etel-pī-Nabium Son of Marduk-mušallim -- 12. Marduk-nāṣir Son of Etel-pī-Nabium -- I.E. THE SANGAS OF ŠAMAŠ OF THE EDIKUDA TEMPLE IN SIPPAR-AMNĀNUM -- Overlapping Careers -- Overlaps Resolved -- A. Nūr-Šamaš -- B. Šamšatum -- C. Utu-urbara -- D. Šumi-erṣetim -- E. Narām-Sîn Son of [superscript d]EN ... -- F. Sîn-nādin-šumi -- G. Etel-pī-Marduk -- H. Sîn-išmeanni Son of Utu-urbara -- I. Ikūn-pī-Sîn -- J. Ibni-Šērum Son of Sîn-ibni -- Conclusions -- II. THE SEALS AND THE TEXTS -- General Remarks -- II. A. CATALOGUE OF THE SEAL IMPRESSIONS -- 1. The Seals of the First Sangas of the Ebabbar in Sippar Jaḫrūrum -- 2. Seals of Temple Officials as Second Witnesses -- 3. Seals of Second Sangas -- 4. Seals Used by the Sangas of the Edikuda, the Šamaš Temple of Sippar Amnānum -- II. B. ANALYSIS -- 1. The Seals of the First Sangas of Šamaš from Sippar Jahrūrum -- 2. The Seals of Temple Officials Acting as Second Witnesses before the Existence of the Second Sanga -- 3. The Seals of the Second Sangas of Šamaš, later the Sangas of Aja -- 4. General Conclusions on the Seals of the Ebabbar Officials -- 5. The Seals of the Sangas of the Edikuda in Sippar Amnānum -- 6. General Conclusions -- II. C. THE SEAL OF THE SANGAS' DAUGHTERS -- 1. Damiqtum Daughter of Šamaš-tappašu -- 2. Awāt-Aja Daughter of Warad-Sîn -- 3. Lamassī Daughter of Sîn-ennam -- 4. Šāt-Šamaš Daughter of Sîn-ennam -- III. CONCLUSIONS -- III. A. THE NAMES AND FAMILIES OF THE SANGAS -- 1. The First Sangas -- 2. The Second Sangas -- III. B. THE LEGENDS OF THE SANGAS AND OFFICIALS -- 1. The Inscriptions -- 2. Analysis of the Seal Legends of the Sangas -- 3. The Legends of the Temple and Gagum Officials -- 4. The Father's Seal -- 5. More than One Seal -- III. C. THE SEALING PRACTICE OF THE SANGAS -- 1. Stage 1 -- 2. Stage 2 -- 3. Stage 3 -- 4. Stage 4 -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. A Word on Inversions -- III. D. THE SANGA AS WITNESS -- 1. For the Priestesses Only -- 2. Developing Wealth? -- 3. To Witness or Not to Witness -- 4. The Types of Texts -- 5. Uncharacteristic Genres -- 6. No Rules -- 7. Nine Nadītums -- III. E. CAREERS -- III. F. THE SEAL STONES -- III. G. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- IV. LISTS AND CONCORDANCES -- Annex I. The Corpus -- Annex II. The Genres -- Annex III. Concordance Museum-Publication -- Annex IV. Concordance Publication-Museum -- V. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- VI. SEAL PLATES -- VII. INDEXES
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1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages)
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9789047443889
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The seal of the sanga : on the old Babylonian sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum, by Michel Tanret
Publication
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
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Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- I. THE TEXTS AND THE SEALS -- I.A. THE SANGA OF ŠAMAŠ -- 1. Sangas Not as Witnesses -- 2. Sangas in the Witness Lists -- 3. General Conclusions -- I.B. THE FIRST SANGAS -- 0. Warad-Sîn -- I. Annum-pī-Šamaš Son of Warad-Sîn -- II. Šamaš-tappašu Son of Annum-pī-Šamaš -- III. Lipit-Ištar Son of Šamaš-tappašu -- IV. Warad-Sîn Son of Lipit-Ištar -- V. Annum-pī-Aja Son of Warad-Sîn -- VI. Šamaš-tappašu Son of Annum-pī-Aja -- VII. Warad-Sîn Son of Šamaš-tappašu -- VIII. Annum-pī-Aja Son of Warad-Sîn -- IX. Sîn-iqīšam Son of Warad-Sîn -- X. Ilšu-ibnīšu Son of Sîn-iqīšam -- XI Nūr-Kabta Son of Ilšu-ibni -- XII. Sîn-aḫam-iddinam Son of Sîn-iqīšam -- I.C. BEFORE THE SECOND SANGA -- 1. Ilum-mušallim -- 2. Imlik-Sîn -- 3. Būr-Nunu -- 4. Adad-rēmēni Son of Damu-galzu -- 5. Ilabrat-bāni, Son of Būr-Nunu -- Excursus 1: The Bur-Sîn Family -- Excursus 2: The Damu-galzu Family -- I.D. THE SECOND SANGA -- 1. Išar-Šamaš -- 2. Sîn-ennam Son of Sîn-imitti -- 3. Šu/amuh-Sîn -- 4. Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk -- 5. Etel-pī-Nabium Son of Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk -- 6. Sîn-iddinam -- 7. Sîn-bāni Son of Asalluḫi-mansum -- 8. Išme-Sîn Son of Ikūn-pī-Uraš -- 9. Sîn-erībam -- 10. Marduk-mušallim Son of Marduk-nāṣir Adoptive Son of Sîn-erībam -- 11. Etel-pī-Nabium Son of Marduk-mušallim -- 12. Marduk-nāṣir Son of Etel-pī-Nabium -- I.E. THE SANGAS OF ŠAMAŠ OF THE EDIKUDA TEMPLE IN SIPPAR-AMNĀNUM -- Overlapping Careers -- Overlaps Resolved -- A. Nūr-Šamaš -- B. Šamšatum -- C. Utu-urbara -- D. Šumi-erṣetim -- E. Narām-Sîn Son of [superscript d]EN ... -- F. Sîn-nādin-šumi -- G. Etel-pī-Marduk -- H. Sîn-išmeanni Son of Utu-urbara -- I. Ikūn-pī-Sîn -- J. Ibni-Šērum Son of Sîn-ibni -- Conclusions -- II. THE SEALS AND THE TEXTS -- General Remarks -- II. A. CATALOGUE OF THE SEAL IMPRESSIONS -- 1. The Seals of the First Sangas of the Ebabbar in Sippar Jaḫrūrum -- 2. Seals of Temple Officials as Second Witnesses -- 3. Seals of Second Sangas -- 4. Seals Used by the Sangas of the Edikuda, the Šamaš Temple of Sippar Amnānum -- II. B. ANALYSIS -- 1. The Seals of the First Sangas of Šamaš from Sippar Jahrūrum -- 2. The Seals of Temple Officials Acting as Second Witnesses before the Existence of the Second Sanga -- 3. The Seals of the Second Sangas of Šamaš, later the Sangas of Aja -- 4. General Conclusions on the Seals of the Ebabbar Officials -- 5. The Seals of the Sangas of the Edikuda in Sippar Amnānum -- 6. General Conclusions -- II. C. THE SEAL OF THE SANGAS' DAUGHTERS -- 1. Damiqtum Daughter of Šamaš-tappašu -- 2. Awāt-Aja Daughter of Warad-Sîn -- 3. Lamassī Daughter of Sîn-ennam -- 4. Šāt-Šamaš Daughter of Sîn-ennam -- III. CONCLUSIONS -- III. A. THE NAMES AND FAMILIES OF THE SANGAS -- 1. The First Sangas -- 2. The Second Sangas -- III. B. THE LEGENDS OF THE SANGAS AND OFFICIALS -- 1. The Inscriptions -- 2. Analysis of the Seal Legends of the Sangas -- 3. The Legends of the Temple and Gagum Officials -- 4. The Father's Seal -- 5. More than One Seal -- III. C. THE SEALING PRACTICE OF THE SANGAS -- 1. Stage 1 -- 2. Stage 2 -- 3. Stage 3 -- 4. Stage 4 -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. A Word on Inversions -- III. D. THE SANGA AS WITNESS -- 1. For the Priestesses Only -- 2. Developing Wealth? -- 3. To Witness or Not to Witness -- 4. The Types of Texts -- 5. Uncharacteristic Genres -- 6. No Rules -- 7. Nine Nadītums -- III. E. CAREERS -- III. F. THE SEAL STONES -- III. G. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- IV. LISTS AND CONCORDANCES -- Annex I. The Corpus -- Annex II. The Genres -- Annex III. Concordance Museum-Publication -- Annex IV. Concordance Publication-Museum -- V. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- VI. SEAL PLATES -- VII. INDEXES
Control code
700471419
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unknown
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9789047443889
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unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)700471419

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