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Yigal Bloch
Yigal Bloch obtained his doctorate in Jewish History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013, and pursued post-doctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at the University of Haifa. He is currently a curator at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.
Alphabet Scribes in the Land of Cuneiform
Sēpiru Professionals in Mesopotamia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods
By Yigal Bloch
Series: Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East 11
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0635-2
This book treats the alphabet scribes in Mesopotamia in the Late Babylonian period (6th-5th centuries BCE). Bloch defends the understanding of the term sēpiru as a designation of alphabet scribes, discusses the functions of sēpiru professionals in Babylonia, and discusses their ethnic origins, with special attention to the participation of Judeans in Babylonia in this profession. The monograph includes translations of over 100 Late Babylonian economic, legal, and administrative documents.
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