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Sumeryjskie me i babilońskie tabliczki przeznaczenia jako źródło wiedzy rachmistrza
Sumerian me and Babylonian table of destiny as a source of dub-sar skills

Author(s): Mieczysław Dobija
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Księgowych w Polsce
Keywords: antiquity me; tablets of destiny; account masters

Summary/Abstract: In the third millennium BC in the Mesopotamia a civilization developed very quickly, with a well-functioning economy stimulated by employing a multitude of diverse specialists. The measurement of the work and wages adequate to the contribution of the employees as well as strict planning and control activities were the features of Sumerian economics. Both the phenomenon of achieving such a rapid economic progress and the method of educating specialists in many professions, including managers, scribes, dub-sar, controllers and auditors is worthy of exploration and explanation. Professional knowledge was linked to the issue of me and these objects were the hallmark of the Sumerian culture. In this study a multi-faceted analysis leads to the conclusion that some methods of obtaining professional skills by applying me must have existed.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 86
  • Page Range: 75-94
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish