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Excerpt from Patesis of the Ur Dynasty A study of the legal and administrative literature of this period furnishes valuable data, not only on the historical and chronological side, but also a number of facts important and helpful for a clearer understanding of the Status, duties, etc., of this official.3 Thus. We find forty-two cities mentioned, and of these the names of eighty five different patesis, together with the names of eight others so far not identified with any place. They represent the reigns of each of the five kings of Ur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.