Table of ContentsEditorial PrefaceAbbreviationsAuthor's PrefaceA Brief Survey of the SourcesThe Most Important Contributions to the ProblemA Sketch of the Political and Socio-Economic History of Babylonia in the Seventh to the Fourth Century B.C.I. Slavery in Private HouseholdsII. Temple SlaveryIII. Royal SlavesIV. Dependent Social GroupsSummaryAppendix: Selected Texts in TranscriptionBibliography of Works CitedIndex of Documents TranslatedIndex of Ancient Sources CitedGeneral Index