The marriage contract AlT 92 (Alalaḫ IV) in the light of the marriage system of Late Bronze Age Syria

In Alalaḫ – modern Tell Atchana – four marriage contracts were found in the archaeological level IV (15 th century b. C.). Since these documents were published in 1953, several works have focused on them. Some of these studies have provided a better understanding of AlT 92. However, several problems...

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Main Author: Justel, Josué J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter 2009
In: Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-109
Further subjects:B AlT 92
B Marriage Contract
B Alalaḫ
B Late Bronze Age
B Syria
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Summary:In Alalaḫ – modern Tell Atchana – four marriage contracts were found in the archaeological level IV (15 th century b. C.). Since these documents were published in 1953, several works have focused on them. Some of these studies have provided a better understanding of AlT 92. However, several problems remain with regard to the precise interpretation of it. The purpose of this work is to clarify some of the aspects of this document by using parallels from other marriage contracts of Late Bronze Age Syria (Emar, Ekalte and Ugarit). A brief survey of the other marriage contracts from Alalaḫ IV (AlT 91, AlT 93 and AlT 94) is also provided.
ISSN:2196-6761
Contains:Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2009.0004