Review of Sandra L. Richter, The Deuteronomistic History and the Name Theology: lešakkēn šemô šām in the Bible and the Ancient Near East

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Hurowitz
Keyword(s):  
Near East ◽  
Ancient Near East ◽  
Deuteronomistic History ◽  
The Bible

Female and Male: The Cultic Personnel. The Bible and the Rest of the Ancient near East

1995 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 711
Author(s):  
Steve A. Wiggins ◽  
Richard A. Henshaw
Keyword(s):  
Near East ◽  
Ancient Near East ◽  
The Bible

Social Justice in the Ancient Near East and the People of the Bible

1989 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
J. A. Emerton ◽  
L. Epsztein
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Near East ◽  
Ancient Near East ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The People

From Freedom to Slavery

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-67
Author(s):  
Annunziata Rositani
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Near East ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
The State ◽  
Ancient Near East ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Old Babylonian

Abstract This article presents some reflections on slavery in the Ancient Near East during the Old Babylonian period. Particular attention is paid to an analysis of the sources for prisoners of war originating from Uruk in which the bīt asīrī, “the house of prisoners of war” is mentioned. These texts from the bīt asīrī date to the short reign of Rīm-Anum, who held power in Uruk for about eighteen months, between 1742 and 1740 BC. The use of war prisoners as labor force and slaves is examined in detail. It is suggested that the bīt asīrī was an institutional entity, managed by the state, and moreover that it was connected with the production of flour. This investigation also makes comparisons with other references to prisons in the Ancient Near East and especially in the Bible. Lastly, the ways in which war captives could be freed are discussed.

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