Establishing Value: Weight Measures in Early Mesopotamia

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Establishing Value: Weight Measures in Early Mesopotamia

Name: Establishing Value: Weight Measures in Early Mesopotamia
ISBN: 9781501510267

Vitali Bartash

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This book explores the reasons for which weights and scales were used to measure goods in Early Mesopotamia (ca. 3,200-2,000 BCE). The vast corpus of cuneiform records from this period sheds light on the various mechanisms behind the development of this cultural innovation. Weighing became the means of articulating the value of both imported and locally-produced goods within a socioeconomic system that had reached an unprecedented level of complexity. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of this cultural and economic phenomenon, which simultaneously reflected and shaped the relationships between individuals and groups in Mesopotamia throughout the third millennium BCE.

Year:

2019

Publisher:

De Gruyter

Language:

english

Pages:

288

ISBN 10:

1501510266

ISBN 13:

9781501510267