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Alphabet Scribes in the Land of Cuneiform : Sepiru Professionals in Mesopotamia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods, Hardback Book

Alphabet Scribes in the Land of Cuneiform : Sepiru Professionals in Mesopotamia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods Hardback

Part of the Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East series

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This book treats the alphabet scribes in Mesopotamia in the Late Babylonian period (6th-5th centuries BCE).

Bloch defends the understanding of the term sepiru as a designation of alphabet scribes, discusses the functions of sepiru professionals in Babylonia, and discusses their ethnic origins, with special attention to the participation of Judeans in Babylonia in this profession.

The monograph includes translations of over 100 Late Babylonian economic, legal, and administrative documents.

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