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Reading transliterated akkadian texts sometimes is rather difficult, if the akkadian equivalents of the logograms are not given. This first alphabetic index of akkadian logograms offers help now: it contains the akkadian readings of most logograms, so the time consuming detour through the indexes of sign lists can be avoided in most cases. The circa 5000 entries also record the principal meaning of the akkadian word as well as references to sign lists (Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon or Labat, Manuel d'épigraphie akkadienne) or to akkadian dictionaries. In this way the epigraphic as well as the lexical approach to the text is enhanced. The book (written in German) is designed for students who are interested in akkadian literature, but cannot read cuneiform writing or Sumerian. The 2nd edition was thoroughly revised. In particular, R. Borger's Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon is now quoted as the standard sign list for Akkadian. - Die Lektüre transliterierter akkadischer Texte wird oft dadurch erschwert, daß die akkadische Lesung der Logogramme nicht angegeben ist. Hier schafft dieses erste alphabetische Verzeichnis akkadischer Logogramme Abhilfe: es bietet die akkadischen Lesungen der meisten Logogramme, so daß der zeitraubende Umweg über die Indices der Zeichenlisten meistens entfallen kann. Die ca. 5000 Einträge enthalten auch die Grundbedeutung des akkadischen Wortes sowie Verweise auf die Zeichenlisten (Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon oder Labat, Manuel d'épigraphie akkadienne) oder auch direkt auf die akkadischen Wörterbücher. Dadurch wird sowohl der epigraphische als auch der lexikalische Zugang zum Text erleichtert. Das Buch ist vor allem als Hilfsmittel für Studierende gedacht, die ein inhaltliches Interesse an der akkadischen Literatur haben, jedoch nicht über Kenntnisse der Keilschrift oder des Sumerischen verfügen. Die zweite Auflage wurde durchgesehen und überarbeitet. Insbesondere wurde nun das Mesopotamische Zeichenlexikon von R. Borger als Standard-Zeichenliste für das Akkadische zitiert. Die Reihe "Göttinger Beiträge zun Alten Orient" setzt die erfolgreichen "Göttinger Arbeitshefte zur Altorientalischen Literatur" fort. Die Reihe wird vom Seminar für Altorientalistik der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen herausgegeben und behandelt die Erschließung und Deutung der reichhaltigen Schriftdenkmäler in akkadischer oder sumerischer Sprache aus der Zeit von ca. 3100 - 500 v. Chr.

This textbook is divided into three sections: Africa, Asia & Americas, and Europe. It explores the history of the world from pre-historic times to 1300 C.E., paying specific attention to the interconnections (or disconnections) between peoples and regions. Students are encouraged to think beyond their experiences with western civilizations to recognize the widespread impact of historical events and trends, including how they helped shape the world today. Touching upon each world region, the readings investigate the impact of environment, economics, politics, and religion on diverse societies. Key topics are sites of change and integration such as the rise of cities, religion, technology, migration and trade, the spread of disease, gender relationships, warfare and social movements. ; https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/msl_ae_ebooks/1015/thumbnail.jpg

ABSTRACT: From the earliest times, the religious factor has said its word on several social systems. The social factor has been of great importance and relevance to the social construction of the communities as well as to the regulation of the various institutions I have chosen the ones that represent the interests of society. Among these institution is adoption, being one of the oldest law institutions. Adoption is a social phenomenon that has undergone changes that have been inevitable and a breakthrough in the turn of the century. This form of social protection of children, adoption, played a particularly important role in antiquity especially in the institutions of the Jews, the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Indians and the Romans, because the adopted person was perceived as the one to represent the perpetuation of the religious and political interests of the people, after the persons who approached the children died. KEYWORDS: adoption, adrogation, family, the system of adoption, social protection

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Graphs -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Finding a New Approach to Ancient Proxy Data -- 1 What This Book Is About -- 2 A Brief Survey of the Chapters -- Bibliography -- Part I: Theoretical Frameworks and Methodologies -- Chapter 2: Playing by Whose Rules? Institutional Resilience, Conflict and Change in the Roman Economy -- 1 Framing the Problem -- 2 Institutions and Institutional Change -- 3 Social System Theory -- 4 Impact of Empire -- 4.1 Changing Designed Institutions -- 4.2 Changing Social Rule Sets -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Networks as Proxies: A Relational Approach Towards Economic Complexity in the Roman Period -- 1 Systems, Complexity and Networks -- 1.1 The Relational Approach: How to Model and Analyse Networks and to Measure Their Complexity -- 1.2 Example: A Riverine Transport Network from Roman Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages -- 2 The Complex Network of the Roman Empire: A Macro-Perspective -- 2.1 "Complex" Debates on the Roman Economy -- 2.2 Modelling the Imperial Traffic System: The "ORBIS Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World" -- 2.3 A Network of Places and Commodities on the Basis of One Piece of Textual Evidence -- 2.4 Micro-Perspectives and Qualitative Approaches of Network Analysis -- 3 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Evaluating the Potential of Computational Modelling for Informing Debates on Roman Economic Integration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Temin's Roman Market Economy -- 3 Critiques of Temin's Approach -- 4 MERCURY as a Base-Model -- 5 Extending MERCURY with a Transport Costs Variable -- 6 Experiment Design -- 7 Results -- 8 Discussion and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Visualising Roman Institutional Environments for Exchange as a Complex System -- 1 Introduction.

This volume reinvigorates the field of Classical Reception by investigating present-day culture, society, and politics, particularly gender, gender roles, and filmic constructions of masculinity and femininity which shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political, and ideological practices. Readership: All interested in Classics, the Classical Tradition, Film Studies, Gender Studies, American Studies, Comparative Literature, Myth & Folklore, Religious Studies

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