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 Neo-Babylonian Court Procedure:

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-xviii)   (169K)
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    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • List Of Tables
    • Abbreviation And Transliteration Conventions
  • Introduction (1-20)   (161K)
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    • A. Neo-Babylonian Legal And Administrative Texts: Their Contents And Provenance
    • B. Litigation Records: The Study Of The “Tablet Trail”
    • C. Studies Of Litigation Records From Earlier Periods
    • D. Need For The Present Study
    • E. Methods
  • Decision Records (21-68)   (267K)
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    • 1.A The Legal Function Of The Decision Record
    • 1.B The “Royal Judges” Styles Of Decision Records
    • 1.C The “Eanna” Styles Of Decision Records
    • 1.D Comparison Of The “Royal Judges” And The “Eanna” Styles
    • 1.E Non-Stylized Decision Records
  • Other Text-Types Including The Resolution Of Disputes (69-84)   (153K)
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    • 2.A Conclusions Of Disputes
    • 2.B Memoranda Including Decisions
    • 2.C Settlements
  • Preliminary Protocols And Records Of Statements In Court (85-116)   (207K)
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    • 3.A Preliminary Protocols
    • 3.B Memoranda Of Proceedings
    • 3.C Records Of Statements In Court
  • The Dabābu- And Quttû -Type Summonses (117-132)   (153K)
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    • 4.A Summonses to Argue (Dabābu) a Case
    • 4.B Summonses To End (Quttû) A Case
  • Text-Types Calling For Evidence (133-166)   (223K)
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    • 5.A Summonses To Establish A Case (Kunnu)
    • 5.B Guarantees For Testimony
    • 5.C Penalties Pending Evidence
    • 5.D Summary Discussion Of Texts-Types Calling For Evidence
  • Text-Types Ensuring An Individual’s Presence (167-196)   (218K)
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    • 6.A Summonses to Present (abāku) an Individual
    • 6.B Guarantees For An Individual’s Presence
  • Other Text-Types (197-218)   (189K)
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    • 7.A Other Summonses
    • 7.B Promissory Oaths
    • 7.C Injunctions
  • The Adjudication Of Private Disputes: The “Royal Judges” Decision Records And Other Texts (219-266)   (282K)
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    • 8.A The Scene
    • 8.B The Initiation of the Case: dīna gerû and Similar Terms
    • 8.C Summoning The Defendant
    • 8.D Oral Arguments: dīna dabābu
    • 8.E The Presentation Of Evidence: “Establishing The Case” (Kunnu) And The Means Of Evidence
    • 8.F The “Hearing” Of Oral Statements: Šemû
    • 8.G Obtaining Evidence
    • 8.H Questioning the Litigants: ŝaʾālu
    • 8.I Oaths
    • 8.J The Conclusion Of The Trial: Deliberation (Mitluku) And Decision (Purussû)
    • 8.K Adjudicating Authorities: Royal Judges
  • The Adjudicatory Process In The Eanna (267-300)   (248K)
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    • 9.A The Scene
    • 9.B The Initiation Of The Case: Accusations
    • 9.C Investigative Procedures In The Eanna
    • 9.D Summoning In The Eanna
    • 9.E The Answer Of The Accused Individual: Confession And Counter-Accusation
    • 9.F “Establishing The Case”: Kunnu
    • 9.G Questioning and Interrogation: ŝaʾālu and maŝʾaltu
    • 9.H Oaths
    • 9.I The Decision
    • 9.J The Adjudicating Authorities In The Eanna
  • The Neo-Babylonian Tablet Trail In Comparative Perspective (301-320)   (161K)
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    • 10.A The Decision Record
    • 10.B Settlements
    • 10.C Preliminary Protocols And Records Of Statements In Court
    • 10.D Memoranda
    • 10.E dabābu-Type Summonses
    • 10.F Text-Types Calling For Evidence
  • Bibliography (321-328)   (144K)
  • Index Of Cuneiform Texts Cited (329-333)   (89K)
  • Index And Glossary Of Akkadian Terms Discussed (334-338)   (88K)