“Summary in Economic organizations of the State of Ur III according to cuneiform texts”

	“Summary in Economic organizations of the State of Ur III according to cuneiform texts”
Al-Bahith Journal
Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 312-331 PDF (0 K)
Abstract
The Economy in Ancient Mesopotamia was depending on Agriculture and Domestication of Animals and their Products leading to the establishment of Urban settlements, in addition to Industries and trade which depend on them. Economic activities were continued throughout Historical periods, therefore the documentation inhabitants and daily records were very important for the Mesopotamians, not only for economic activities but for their daily life, because of the increasing of these population and the commercial activities. The research “Summary in Economic organizations of the State of Ur III according to cuneiform texts “contains three sections, the first section dealt with Agriculture, including the labor force, divisions and classes , functions performed by each class The second section dealt with industry and terminology contained in the cuneiform texts, which pointed to the character and primary industries such as textiles, leather and other crafts while third section addressed trade in both its internal and external trade and dealt to the professions and prominent names from the merchants that reminded them cuneiform texts.

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