It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State by Tonia M. Sharlach
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This volume investigates the relationship between the central government and the provinces during the Ur III period (2112-2004 B.C.). Specifically, the book focuses on one system of taxation known as bala," or "rotation," so called as provinces' payments rotated month by month throughout the year. This work is the first to take an interarchival approach, discussing Sumerian tablets from Umma, Lagash and Puzri -Dagan, and is the first major synthesis of what has long been recognized as a fundamental institution. The book contains six chapters and detailed appendices (including charts, the edition of approximately 150 previously unpublished tablets and bibliographical material)."
Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State by Tonia M. Sharlach is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.
This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State aloud.
Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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