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Cuneiform Sources for Judeans in Babylonia in the Neo‐Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: An Overview
Author(s) -
Pearce Laurie E.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/rec3.12207
Subject(s) - cuneiform , history , ancient history , order (exchange) , persian , philosophy , linguistics , finance , economics
Cuneiform Sources for Judeans in Babylonia in the Neo‐Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: An Overview Cuneiform documents written in Babylonia provide valuable evidence for the experience of the Judeans who came there during the Exile and who remained throughout the Neo‐Babylonian and Achaemenid periods. Recent publications add significant data to the corpus previously known. The article describes and summarizes the relevant cuneiform evidence that informs an understanding of the Judeans' role in the social and economic history of Babylonia. Comparanda make clear that the Judeans occupied a place in the Babylonian economy and social order similar to that of other deportee populations in Babylonia.