Studies in the Aramaic legal papyri from Elephantine /
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| Author / Creator: | Muffs, Yochanan. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003. |
| Description: | xliv, 311 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; v. 66 = Handbuch der Orientalistik Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 66. Bd. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4788163 |
Table of Contents:
- Prolegomenon
- Reference Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- I.. Introduction
- 1.. The Discovery of the Papyri
- 2.. The Legal Documents
- A.. Previous Studies of the Legal Material
- B.. The Assyriological Approach
- 3.. General Subject of This Study: Aramaic Business Law
- A.. Definition of the Topic
- B.. A Problem of Method: Operative Section or Schlussklauseln
- C.. The Meaning of the Contrast
- D.. Analysis of the Aramaic Operative Section
- 4.. Specific Object of This Study: Investigation of tyb lbby
- A.. Suggested Meanings: Previous Studies
- B.. A New Interpretation
- II.. Terms of Satisfaction in Conveyance
- 1.. The Texts
- A.. The Term tyb lbby in Litigation-mrhq
- B.. The Term tyb lbby in Sale
- C.. The Relationship Between tyb lbby (Sale) and yhbt lk brhmn (Gift)
- 2.. The Interpretation of the Texts
- A.. The Contrast of tyb lbby with yhbt lk brhmn
- B.. The Definition of the Term tyb lbby in Sale and mrhq
- III.. Tyb lbby in Contexts other than Conveyance
- 1.. The Texts
- 2.. The Explanation of the Texts
- A.. The Implications of the Use of tyb lbby in the mohar Clause
- B.. A Possible Atypical Use of tyb lbby in Deeds of Delivery
- C.. Tyb lbby in the Dowry-Acceptance Clause
- IV.. Libbasu Tab
- 1.. Libbasu tab in Deeds of Sale: A Preliminary Investigation
- A.. Previous Studies of libbasu tab in Sale and Division
- B.. A New Interpretation: libbasu tab--A Term of Receipt and Quittance
- 2.. The Explication of the Various Aspects of the Term on the Basis of Its Grammatical Alloforms and Complements
- A.. The Grammatical Structure of the Term
- B.. The Relationship Between Payment and Satisfaction
- C.. libbasu tab and the Completeness of Payment
- 3.. The Quittance Use of libbasu tab Outside of Conveyance
- A.. libbasu tab in the Quitclaim
- B.. The Incorporation of the Quitclaim into Other Entgeltliche Transactions
- 4.. libbasu tab in Borrowed Legal Forms
- 5.. The Origins of the Term libbasu tab
- A.. Traditions of Cuneiform Law: A Problem of Method
- B.. The Geographic and Linguistic Distribution of libbasu tab
- C.. Unique Characteristic of libbasu tab and Archaic Sale Law
- V.. Semantic Equivalents and Contrasts
- 1.. The Isoglosses of libbasu tab
- A.. Sippar libbasu tab = Susa duppur
- B.. The Sippar libbasu tab = Kultepe sabu
- C.. OB libbasu tab = MB zaku
- D.. OB libbasu tab = MB zaku = Late NB etir
- E.. Degrees of Overlap among sabu, libbasu tab, and zaku
- 2.. Contrasting Terms and Clauses
- A.. The Verb hadu "to rejoice" as a Term of Volition
- B.. Tabu "to be happy" as a Term of Volition
- Summary
- Excursus
- VI.. The Egyptian Analogues of tyb lbby
- 1.. Pre-Saitic Analogues to tyb lbby
- 2.. An Abnormal Hieratic Analogue
- 3.. The Demotic Analogues of tyb lbby
- A.. The Demotic dj.k-mtj3tj (.i) "You Have Satisfied My Heart" in the Law of Conveyance Documents
- B.. The Terms dj.k-mtj h3j (.i) "you have satisfied my heart" and h3tj (.i) mtj.w "my heart is satisfied" in Litigation Contexts
- C.. Demotic Terms of Satisfaction in Marriage Documents
- D.. Demotic Terms of Satisfaction in the So-Called Adhesions
- VII.. Conclusion
- 1.. The Coordination of the Akkadian, Aramaic, and Demotic Terms
- 2.. The Origins of Aramaic Common Law Formularies
- A.. The Aramaic Common Law Tradition and Neo-Assyrian Law
- B.. The Aramaic Formulary and the Neo-Assyrian Dockets
- C.. The Aramaic-Assyrian Symbiosis
- D.. Later Reflexes of the Aramaic Formulary
- Addenda et Corrigenda
- Bibliography and Abbreviations
- Glossaries
- I.. West-Semitic
- II.. Cuneiform
- III.. Other
- Sources
- I.. West-Semitic
- II.. Cuneiform
- III.. Egyptian
- Indices
- I.. Subjects
- II.. Personal Names
- III.. Modern Scholars