Authors: Andrew Gross
ISBN-13: 9789004152847, ISBN-10: 9004152849
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Andrew Gross is the author of the New York Times and international bestsellers The Blue Zone and The Dark Tide, and coauthor of five number one bestselling novels with James Patterson, including Judge & Jury, Lifeguard, and The Jester. Gross lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Lynn. They have three children.
This book argues that Aramaic scribes from antiquity drew upon a common legal tradition. It identifies the distinctive elements that form the core of this tradition and traces their antecedents within the cuneiform record.
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Ch. 1 Introduction 1
The Object of the Present Study 2
Previous Scholarship on Aramaic Formularies 4
The Aramaic Corpora 7
The Structure of the Aramaic Deed of Conveyance 20
The Method of the Present Study 26
Cuneiform Corpora 28
Summary 43
A Note on the Presentation of the Texts 45
Ch. 2 The Acknowledgment of Receipt Clause 46
Cuneiform Background 47
Neo-Assyrian Aramaic Deeds of Sale 64
Elephantine 66
Wadi ed-Daliyeh 71
Jewish Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert 78
Nabatean Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert 82
Syriac 85
Summary 87
Ch. 3 The Investiture Clause 92
Cuneiform Background 93
Elephantine 106
Wadi ed-Daliyeh 116
Jewish Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert 124
Nabatean Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert 137
Nabatean Tomb Inscriptions 139
Syriac Slave Sale from Dura-Europos 147
Summary 149
Ch. 4 The Warranty Clause 151
Background 151
Elephantine 162
Wadi ed-Daliyeh 169
Jewish Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert 174
Nabatean Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert 180
Syriac 185
Summary 187
Ch. 5 Conclusion 194
Abbreviations 201
Bibliography 204
Index of Key Terms and Phrases 227