A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . trav,, XX., p. 64) ; and a private letterof the time gives directions for the sale into slavery of certain Shubareans {Shubari), who had probably been captured in battle (cf. Meissner, Assyr., II., p. 561 f., and Delitzsch, op. cit. IV., p. 95). On another text a slave-girl of Shubartu {amtnm Shnharitum) is referred to (cf. Cun. Textsin the Brit. Mus., VIII., pi. 46. Bu. 91-5-9, 2179, Obv., 1. 20), and aShubarean {ShnhariX) is mentioned in an account-tablet among recipients ofdaily rations (cf. Ungnad,
A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . trav,, XX., p. 64) ; and a private letterof the time gives directions for the sale into slavery of certain Shubareans {Shubari), who had probably been captured in battle (cf. Meissner, Assyr., II., p. 561 f., and Delitzsch, op. cit. IV., p. 95). On another text a slave-girl of Shubartu {amtnm Shnharitum) is referred to (cf. Cun. Textsin the Brit. Mus., VIII., pi. 46. Bu. 91-5-9, 2179, Obv., 1. 20), and aShubarean {ShnhariX) is mentioned in an account-tablet among recipients ofdaily rations (cf. Ungnad, Vorderas. Schriftdenk., VII., p. 68, No. 184,Col. III., 1. 3, and Beitr. z. Assyr., VI., No. 5, p. 19, n. 2). 140 HISTORY OF BABYLON in later tradition was regarded as having ranked withAkkad, Elani and Amurru as one of the four quartersof the ancient civihzed world. In the astrological and omen texts, which incorporatevery early traditions, tlie references to Shubartu areinterpreted as applying to Assyria,^ but the term evi-dently had an earlier connotation before the rise of.
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