Priests and Profits — perspectives on the role of the temple in Babylonian economy and beyond: Introduction

Priests and is a deliberately pointed pairing.It foregrounds the temple as both a centre of ritual expertise and an institution embedded in economic life-as landholder, employer, lender, and distributor of commodities.

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Katrien De Graef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6690-9098)

Publication Details

Journal: Akkadica
Published: 2025-12-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21825/akkadica.100529
Primary Topic: Ancient Near East History
Type: article
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Priests and Profits — perspectives on the role of the temple in Babylonian economy and beyond: Introduction

Katrien De Graef

Dec 31, 2025

Akkadica

Ancient Near East History

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Priests and Profits — perspectives on the role of the temple in Babylonian economy and beyond: Introduction

Katrien De Graef

December 31, 2025article en

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AkkadicaVol. 146(2)

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Ancient Near East History

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