Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC (hdl:10622/X01XJA)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC

Identification Number:

hdl:10622/X01XJA

Distributor:

IISH Data Collection

Date of Distribution:

2023-02-16

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

van Leeuwen, Bas; van Zanden, Jan Luiten; van der Spek, Robartus Johannes, 2023, "Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/X01XJA, IISH Data Collection, V1, UNF:6:adjR3xuWH9tBHs5Nd4b3ng== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC

Identification Number:

hdl:10622/X01XJA

Authoring Entity:

van Leeuwen, Bas (International Institute of Social History, Utrecht University)

van Zanden, Jan Luiten (International Institute of Social History, Utrecht University)

van der Spek, Robartus Johannes (International Institute of Social History, Utrecht University)

Distributor:

IISH Data Collection

Access Authority:

Bas van Leeuwen

Depositor:

Philips, Robin

Holdings Information:

https://hdl.handle.net/10622/X01XJA

Study Scope

Keywords:

Arts and Humanities, Business and Management, Social Sciences, market performance, Babylon, Antiquity, market integration, prices, commodities, classical period

Abstract:

Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC. Please cite as: Van der Spek, R.J., Van Leeuwen, B. & Van Zanden, J. L. (2014). Markets from Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World - An Introduction. In: R.J. Van der Spek, B. Van Leeuwen & J. L. Van Zanden (eds.). A History of Market Performance - From Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World. Abingdon, Routledge, 1 - 16.

Time Period:

528 BCE-61 BCE

Country:

Iraq

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Citation

Bibliographic Citation:

Van der Spek, R.J., Van Leeuwen, B. & Van Zanden, J. L. (2014). Markets from Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World - An Introduction. In: R.J. Van der Spek, B. Van Leeuwen & J. L. Van Zanden (eds.). A History of Market Performance - From Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World. Abingdon, Routledge, 1 - 16.

File Description--f10422

File: appendix.tab

  • Number of cases: 861

  • No. of variables per record: 8

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

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Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

year

f10422 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 858.0; Max. -61.0; StDev 100.2274898865397; Mean -210.13170163170136; Min. -582.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:h8xPVc36XbB0vpS5qaqsHw==

month

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:BM+4WnmMQcHxSxErdPxUNA==

barley

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:XUiSxj0yD6Osc0GADm89mg==

dates

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:r/2lsaA/nW5H9kXy/F+RUQ==

cuscuta

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:IuovaAroiy+DvwoLf1vZYA==

cress

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:YqgFoNn8CvjXYCsEuJzCzA==

sesame

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:a5Ljp8DTWualA6khxKLXOA==

wool

f10422 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:lcgcmhlx7zAJ056qaSMg6Q==