Organization, Administrative Practices and Written Documentation at Puzriš-Dagan during the Reign of Amar-Suen - heiDOK

Liu, Changyu

Abstract

This dissertation aims to clarify the way that the Puzriš-Dagan organization functioned, by providing a comprehensive study of its organization, administrative practices and the written documentation dating to the reign of Amar-Suen, the third king of the Third Dynasty of Ur (ca. 2112-2004 BC). This study depends on the most abundant Sumerian textual data hitherto, which constitute a promising source for Assyriological studies regarding the understanding of the political, socio-economic, and religious history of the Ancient Near East. By a statistical analysis of text formulary and written documentation, this thesis also contributes to the understanding of ancient Mesopotamian bookkeeping.

Document type:	Dissertation
Supervisor:	Hilgert, Prof. Dr. Markus
Date of thesis defense:	24 June 2015
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2015 05:50
Date:	2015
Faculties / Institutes:	Philosophische Fakultät > Seminar für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients
DDC-classification:	930 History of ancient world