====== Petschow, Herbert P. H. ======

== Name ==
Petschow, Herbert P. H.

== Dates ==
26 December 1909 - 28 June 1991

== Birthplace ==
Dresden, Germany

== Specialization ==
Assyriology

== Major works ==
Die neubabylonischen Kaufformulare, Leipzig 1939 Neubabylonisches Pfandrecht, Berlin 1956 Babylonische Rechtsurkunden aus dem 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr., München 1960 (with M. San Nicolò) Mittelbabylonische Rechts- und Wirtschaftsurkunden der Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena, Berlin 1974

== Remarks ==
Studied law, University of Leipzig, 1930-1934 Degree, Oriental Institut of the University of Leipzig, 1939 Assistant, University of Leipzig, 1954 Lecturer, University of Leipzig, 1956 Professor of Ancient Law History, University of München, 1959-1975 (after Mariano San Nicolò) Visiting professor, University of Leipzig, 1960-1978

== Obituaries ==
Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1991, 1-5 (D. Nörr) MDOG 124 (1992) 7-9 (H. Neumann), with photo Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig. Jahrbuch 1991-1992 (1994) 345-353 (M. Müller)