Assyrian scribes
E830098
Assyrian scribes were trained specialists in ancient Mesopotamia responsible for recording administrative, legal, religious, and literary texts in cuneiform on clay tablets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian scribes canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned elite
ⓘ
scribal profession ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Middle Assyrian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoUsedLanguage |
Aramaic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
royal libraries
ⓘ
state bureaucracy ⓘ temple archives ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity |
Assur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
administrative tablets
ⓘ
cuneiform colophons ⓘ royal correspondence ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Assyrian royal court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
administrative offices ⓘ palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| gender | primarily male ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Akkadian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredTrainingIn |
Sumerian–Akkadian bilingual texts
ⓘ
cuneiform sign lists ⓘ legal formulas ⓘ lexical lists ⓘ mathematical texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ scribal schools ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administrative records
ⓘ
contracts ⓘ economic accounts ⓘ legal documents ⓘ letters ⓘ literary texts ⓘ military reports ⓘ omen texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ scholarly texts ⓘ tax records ⓘ treaties ⓘ |
| socialRole |
preserving literary tradition
ⓘ
recording state ideology ⓘ transmitting scholarly knowledge ⓘ |
| socialStatus | educated elite ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
clay
ⓘ
papyrus ⓘ parchment ⓘ wax tablets ⓘ |
| usedTool | reed stylus ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
| wroteOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.