The Aramaic 'Fugitive' Decree: A New Interpretation
This paper presents a new interpretation of the so-called "Fugitive" Degree, suggesting that it is concerned with setting migrants to work rather than apprehending a miscreant. It is based on an attempt to take into account the underlying Akkadian (Neo-Assyrian) terminology, to appreciate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2008
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Aramaic studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arameans
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/ Babylonia
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HH Archaeology TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Neo-Assyrian
AKKADIAN
EPIGRAPHY
LABOUR
MIGRATION
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| Summary: | This paper presents a new interpretation of the so-called "Fugitive" Degree, suggesting that it is concerned with setting migrants to work rather than apprehending a miscreant. It is based on an attempt to take into account the underlying Akkadian (Neo-Assyrian) terminology, to appreciate the overall structure and syntax of the text and to reflect the socio-political situation in Babylonia during the Neo-Assyrian period. It also makes a tentative claim that the text's terminology reflects the different settlement patterns of the agriculturalist Chaldeans and pastoralist Aramaeans. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contains: | In: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/147783508X371268 |