Cuneiform archives from Dūr-Enlillē: New evidence on the family of šandabakku of Kassite Nippur?

Authors

  • Марина Андреевна Редина-Томас Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18, Dvortsovaya nab., St. Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu13.2017.402

Abstract

Cuneiform documents from the Babylonian town Dūr-Enlillē that have been published in 2015 supposedly contain evidence on previously unknown members of the family of Enlil-kidinnī. He served as šandabakku (governor) of Nippur during the reign of the Kassite king Burna-Buriaš II (1359–1333 BC). If this assumption will prove true, it will testify that the political and economic influence of šandabakku of Nippur covered not only Nippur and the adjacent areas but extended further beyond.

Keywords:

Southern Mesopotamia, Nippur, Dūr-Enlillē, cuneiform archive, city administration

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Published

2017-12-15

How to Cite

Редина-Томас, М. А. (2017). Cuneiform archives from Dūr-Enlillē: New evidence on the family of šandabakku of Kassite Nippur?. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 9(4), 365–376. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu13.2017.402

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History and source studies