@inbook{b35f42d5280c405694b955cb46f4c982,
title = "Silver and Money in the Ancient Near East",
abstract = "This paper gives a general introduction on money in the ancient Near East, with focus on the role of silver and trust. Attention is paid to the rich documentation of the Old-Assyrian trade between the city of Assur in Northern Mesopotamia and Kanesh in Anatolia (20th-19th century BC), the developments in the use of gold and silver currency (uncoined money) in Babylonia between c. 2000 and the arrival of Alexander the Great in 331 BC. The perception of money and the measure of monetization of the society are key issues.",
keywords = "Economic History, Mesopotamia, Monetary standard, Assyriology",
author = "K. Kleber and {van der Spek}, R.J. and Dercksen, {Jan Gerrit} and Michael Jursa",
note = "Chapter title changed: Money, silver and trust in Mesopotamia [old]",
year = "2018",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138628359",
series = "Routledge Explorations in Economic History",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "102--131",
booktitle = "Money, Currency and Crisis",
address = "United Kingdom",
}