03011ctm a2200457 a 4500 11767048 OSt 20260417192958.0 ta 150206s1999 gw b 001 0 eng d 99231984 3161470419 (DLC) 99231984 (OCoLC)41265229 ICU ICU NN DLC enggrc grc lccopycat mb----- HT863 .G53 1999 CN lcco 933 Gib 1999 Gibson, E. Leigh (Elizabeth Leigh), 1966- The Jewish manumission inscriptions of the Bosporus Kingdom / E. Leigh Gibson. Tu bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c1999. x, 201 p. ; 24 cm. Texts and studies in ancient Judaism, 0721-8753 ; 75 Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1997. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Part I: The Context -- Chapter 2: The Bosporan Region: An Introduction -- A Historical Sketch of the Bosporan Kingdom -- Evidence of Hellenism -- The Jewish Presence in the Bosporus -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3: Greek Traditions of Manumission -- A Taxonomy of Greek Manumissions -- Sacral Manumissions -- The Motivation behind the Manumission Inscription -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: Judaism, Slavery, and Manumission -- Historiography -- Biblical Instruction on Slavery and Manumission -- Jewish Manumission Inscriptions from Outside the Bosporus -- Greco-Roman Jewish Literature on Slavery and Manumission -- Chapter Summary -- Part II: The Bosporan Manumissions -- Chapter 5: An Overview of the Bosporan Manumissions -- The Corpus of Inscriptions -- The Pagan Manumissions -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6: The "Most High God" Manumissions -- The Opening Invocation -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oaths -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: The Synagogue Manumissions -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Appendix: Texts and Translations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Moder Authors -- Index of Subjects Includes Greek inscriptions with English translations. Slaves Emancipation Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom) Jews Legal status, laws, etc. Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom) Slavery (Jewish law) History to 1500. Jewish law Roman influences. Jewish inscriptions Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom) Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ; 75. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy032/99231984.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 19 y-gencatlg BK ddc 17409 17409 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 933 Gib 1999 6374 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK