Notes on the Chronology of Emar Legal Tablets (original) (raw)

2019 The ‘Overseers of the Land’ in the Emar Texts

This study deals with the Hittite dignitaries titled ‘Overseer of the Land’ (LÚ.UGULA KALAM.MA), who assisted the king of Carchemish in his administration of Emar. It collects relevant data from the Emar texts (§ I) and establishes the chronological order of those six (apparently actually five) individuals through an analysis of their synchronisms (§ III). Based on new knowledge about the last two Overseers, it then clarifies that the siege of Emar by the TAR-PI troops (§ IV) occurred toward the end of its history. In the appendix, the chronological relationships of the other Hittite dignitaries titled ‘Son of the King’ (DUMU LUGAL) is discussed.

The Economy of Emar III (with corrections to The Economy of Emar I & II)

The present article completes my research on real property sale contracts from Emar with a study on the small number of documents pertaining vineyards and orchards stemming from the city. Additionally, this contribution ends with two sections dedicated to additions and corrections to my previous articles " The Economy of Emar I " (AuOr 28) and " The Economy of Emar II " (AuOr 30).]