Mesopotamian Words for "Slave": Opacity and Mutability in Early Terms and Practices.

The emergence of slavery in Mesopotamia is of crucial importance for historians who study ancient cultures as well as for comparativists interested in its influence on later societies. But the social, economic, and legal contexts in which "slaves" appear in cuneiform texts differ so widely not only...

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Publicado en:American Historical Review Vol. 130; no. 2; pp. 574 - 600
Autor principal: Richardson, Seth
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jun2025
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