TY - BOOK AU - Galil,Gershon TI - The lower stratum families in the Neo-Assyrian period T2 - Brill eBook titles 2007 SN - 9789047428183 AV - HQ506 .G35 2007 U1 - 331.0935 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Boston PB - Brill KW - Families KW - gtt KW - Lagere klassen KW - Sociale status KW - Working class families KW - Assyria KW - Social life and customs KW - Assyrië N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material; G. Galil --; Introduction; G. Galil --; Chapter One. The Sources; G. Galil --; Chapter Two. A Survey Of The Lower Stratum Families; G. Galil --; Chapter Three. The Terminology, The Formulation Of The Texts, And The Status Of The People; G. Galil --; Chapter Four. Family Types; G. Galil --; Chapter Five. Family Size; G. Galil --; Chapter Six. Marriage Patterns; G. Galil --; Chapter Seven. Childless Families; G. Galil --; Chapter Eight. Children’S Age; G. Galil --; Chapter Nine. Single-Parent Families; G. Galil --; Chapter Ten. Numerical Proportions Among Family Members; G. Galil --; Chapter Eleven. The Number Of Generations In The Family; G. Galil --; Summary; G. Galil --; Bibliographical Abbreviations; G. Galil --; Indices; G. Galil --; I. Index Of Sources; G. Galil; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - This pioneering study wrestles with the perpetual problem of the structure of the Neo-Asssyrian society. Part I of this volume surveys all 446 Lower Stratum families in the period under review (800-600 B.C.), mentioned in 177 texts, mainly legal transactions, administrative records, court decisions, and letters. It also examines the terminology, the formulation of the texts, and the status of these families. Part II of this volume considers socio-economic and demographic issues, including family types, family size, marriage patterns, childless families, single-parent families, and more. It is the most important and the most responsible study of the lower stratum of Neo-Assyrian society proposed to date, and it will be the point of departure of every study of this field in the future UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004155121.i-406 ER -