Establishing Value: Weight Measures in Early Mesopotamia, 1st Edition

This book explores the reasons for which weights and scales were used to measure goods in Early Mesopotamia (ca. 3,200-2,000 BCE). The vast corpus of cuneiform records from this period sheds light on the various mechanisms behind the development of this cultural innovation. Weighing became the means of articulating the value of both imported and locally-produced goods within a socioeconomic system that had reached an unprecedented level of complexity. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of this cultural and economic phenomenon, which simultaneously reflected and shaped the relationships between individuals and groups in Mesopotamia throughout the third millennium BCE.\nEstablishing Value: Weight Measures in Early Mesopotamia 1st Edition is written by Vitali Bartash and published by De Gruyter. ISBNs for Establishing Value are 9781501510328, 1501510320 and the print ISBNs are 9781501517143, 1501517147. Additional ISBNs include 9781501510267.