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Babylonians and Assyrians

By A. H. Sayce
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A comprehensive survey of everyday life, institutions, and beliefs in ancient Babylonia and Assyria, organized into chapters on geography and population, family structures, education and funerary practices, slavery and labor, social manners, trades, housing, wages and prices, money-lending and banking, government and the military, law, letter-writing, and religion. The account draws heavily on contract tablets and private letters to reconstruct economic transactions, legal procedures, and personal relations, and includes practical appendices on measures and weights. Emphasis rests on social practices and documentary evidence rather than narrative history.

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A. H. Sayce

A. H. Sayce was a prominent British Assyriologist and linguist known for his extensive contributions to the understanding of ancient Near Eastern cultures. His works, such as "A Primer of Assyriology" and "Assyria," reflect his deep engagement with the languages and histories of ancient civilizations, particularly the Assyrians and Babylonians. Sayce's scholarship also explored the connections between these ancient societies and the early history of the Hebrews, as seen in his book "Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations." His research has significantly influenced the field of archaeology and the study of ancient texts, making him a key figure in the academic exploration of ancient Mesopotamia.

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