Subsistence, surplus and the market for grain and meat at ancient Kanesh

Several aspects of the alimentation of the Anatolians and the Assyrian merchants as found in texts from Kültepe/Kaneš are elucidated, the role of grain and meat in the local economy forming the primary focus. Grain as the object of debts and a means of exchange, the role of foodstuffs in promissory...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dercksen, Jan Gerrit (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Γερμανικά
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Έκδοση: 2009
Στο/Στη: Altorientalische Forschungen
Έτος: 2009, Τόμος: 35, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 86-102
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B local economy
B Alimentation
B Assyrian merchants
B Kültepe / Kanesh
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Σύνοψη:Several aspects of the alimentation of the Anatolians and the Assyrian merchants as found in texts from Kültepe/Kaneš are elucidated, the role of grain and meat in the local economy forming the primary focus. Grain as the object of debts and a means of exchange, the role of foodstuffs in promissory notes as well as Assyrian meat consumption, the access to food for the merchants and Assyrian usage of grain are also discussed.
ISSN:2196-6761
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2008.0008