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From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah : Tannaitic inheritance law in Its legal and social contexts

Title
From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah : Tannaitic inheritance law in Its legal and social contexts / Jonathan S. Milgram.
Author
Milgram, Jonathan S., 1971-
Publication
  • Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
xxi, 201 pages; 24 cm
Series Statement
Texts and studies in ancient Judaism, 0721-8753 ; 164
Uniform Title
Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ; 164.
Subject
  • Mishnah
  • Inheritance and succession (Jewish law)
  • Inheritance and succession (Assyro-Babylonian law)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations, terminology, and transliteration -- Introduction -- Gifting and inheriting in tannaitic law and in the Ancient World -- Firstborn inheritance in tannaitic law and in the Ancient World -- Testate succession in tannaitic law and in the Ancient World -- Inheritance by daughters in tannaitic law and in the Ancient World -- Inheritance by Wives in tannaitic law and in the Ancient World -- Conclusions : how Jewish is Jewish inheritance law? -- Appendix : gifts in contemplation of death in tannaitic law and Ancient Parallels -- Bibliography -- Index of foreign terms -- Index ot contemporary authors -- Index of sources -- Index of subjects.
Call Number
JFE 17-2216
ISBN
  • 9783161540219
  • 3161540212
OCLC
944085771
Author
Milgram, Jonathan S., 1971- author.
Title
From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah : Tannaitic inheritance law in Its legal and social contexts / Jonathan S. Milgram.
Publisher
Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Texts and studies in ancient Judaism, 0721-8753 ; 164
Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ; 164.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 17-2216
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