Work force and kinship relationships in Mesopotamia: working mothers versus breadwinner men

Authors

  • Agnès García-Ventura Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/arenal.v21i2.2634

Keywords:

Mesopotamia, Work, Work forcé, Kinship, Third Dynasty of Ur

Abstract

Hundreds of thousands of cuneiform tablets were written in Sumerian during the period known as Ur III or Third Dynasty of Ur in Mesopotamia (ca. 2112-2004 BCE). Most of them are administrative texts listing workers responsible for particular duties. In the secondary literature, the question of the possible kinship relationships between the workers listed in these texts has been repeatedly studied. In this paper we examine some of these proposals, paying special attention to filiation and offspring, and we offer some critical insights from the perspective of certain postfeminist positions.

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Published

2014-12-19

How to Cite

García-Ventura, A. (2014). Work force and kinship relationships in Mesopotamia: working mothers versus breadwinner men. Arenal. Revista De Historia De Las Mujeres, 21(2), 297–316. https://doi.org/10.30827/arenal.v21i2.2634