2022 •
Prosopography of Babylonia (c. 620 – 330 BCE)
Authors:
Waerzeggers, C, Groß, MM
Abstract:
Prosobab is an online database of recorded inhabitants of Babylonia between c. 620 and 330 BCE. Its main focus is on individuals who lived in southern Mesopotamia under Persian rule (539-330 BCE), but it also includes the preceding period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in an attempt to contextualize their lives and those of their family members. In addition to person data, Prosobab collects information on the texts and archives in which the individuals are recorded. The database is developed in the framework of ERC project “Persia and Babylonia (...)
Prosobab is an online database of recorded inhabitants of Babylonia between c. 620 and 330 BCE. Its main focus is on individuals who lived in southern Mesopotamia under Persian rule (539-330 BCE), but it also includes the preceding period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in an attempt to contextualize their lives and those of their family members. In addition to person data, Prosobab collects information on the texts and archives in which the individuals are recorded. The database is developed in the framework of ERC project “Persia and Babylonia” at Leiden University and is intended for everybody with an interest in Babylonian history or the Persian Empire. (Read More)
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