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Continuity and Innovation in the Aramaic Legal Tradition, Vol. 128 »

Book cover image of Continuity and Innovation in the Aramaic Legal Tradition, Vol. 128 by Andrew Gross

Authors: Andrew Gross
ISBN-13: 9789004152847, ISBN-10: 9004152849
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Andrew Gross

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.

Book Synopsis

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

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