The Illil-mukīn-apli Dossier: a case study from the Murašû Archive in the Context of Taxation

• Autores: Shai Gordin
• Localización: Aula Orientalis: Revista de estudios del Próximo Oriente Antiguo, ISSN 0212-5730, Vol. 34, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 37-55
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A group of four Neo-Babylonian receipts from the Murašû archive for the payment of "ilku"-tax on a certain landed property comprises a unique dossier within the large dossier of Rībātu, a very active agent of the late Achaemenid firm (455-404 B.C., esp. 425-400 B.C.). In this sociohistorical study we contextualise the receipts and the individuals named in them. The dossier includes the only jointly authored document in the Murašû archive, a receipt written by two brothers, apparently apprentice scribes. Analysis of the contents of this dossier yields a snapshot of the socio-economic activities of one group of Rībātu's dependants, who were engaged in agriculture and date-beer production. The dossier also provides an opportuniy to consider some of the mechanisms behind "ilku"-tax payments, including their schedule