The Overseers of the Teams of Mules and Asses, ugula surx-BAR.AN/IGI.NITA

The administrative documents of Ebla record two genres of equids: IGI(.NITA/MUNUS), an abbreviation of ANŠE.IGI+ŠE(libir) “ass”, and (ANŠE.)BAR.AN /kúnga) “mule”, both provided to agricultural units. They were also used as draught animals for the chariots of the king, his sons, the queen, and the mi...

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Published in:Asia Anteriore Antica
Main Author: Alfonso Archi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-11-01
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Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/782