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Document Details : Title: Reassessing the Dunnu Institution in the Context of the Middle Assyrian Empire Author(s): DÜRING, Bleda S. Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 52 Date: 2015 Pages: 47-68 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.52.0.3082865 Abstract : This paper considers the Middle Assyrian dunnu in order to elucidate how this particular institution functioned in the context of an emerging Assyrian Empire in the Late Bronze Age. It will investigate how a pre-existing institution that had been in existence for centuries was transformed to serve imperial needs in this period. In particular, the question of how dunnus functioned in the broader imperial economy will be addressed. Further, this paper also seeks to explore why the dunnu institution flourished in the early Assyrian Empire but did not play a role in the later stages of that empire. |
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