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The Dwellers of Azû

A Study on the Tall Ḥadīdī Society and Chronology
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Published/Copyright: July 11, 2019
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Abstract

This paper will focus on the individuals attested to in the 15 texts from Azû, with the objective of sketching the inner chronology of the corpus. The published studies on the Ekalte and Emar generations are also used to establish a chronological link between the three Syrian archives. In addition, data from the administrative apparatus of the city (institutions, professions, scribes) will be gathered for the sake of narrowing down the social and cultural contexts of the three Syrian archives from the Middle Euphrates before the Hittites assumed control of the area.

Acknowledgments

E. Torrecilla is the Sonia and Marco Nadler Post-Doctoral Fellow at Tel Aviv University for the year 2018. He is grateful to Prof. Yoram Cohen for his priceless advice and accurate comments.

Abbreviations

BLMJ = Westenholz (2000); E = Arnaud (1985–1987); Ek = Mayer (2001); RE = Beckman (1996); s. = son of; TBR = Arnaud (1991). All other abbreviations follow the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary and the Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie.

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Published Online: 2019-07-11
Published in Print: 2019-07-10

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