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Author: Esarhaddon (King of Assyria)
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe texts in SAA 18 are presented in the standard SAA format, with transliterations, English translations, critical apparatus, and indexes, plus an introduction that places the letters in their context. This volume is available in paperback and hardback formats.
Author: Frances Reynolds
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9789515700025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume of Babylonian letters from Nineveh contains letters which can be dated to the reign of Esarhaddon, and letters from northern and central Babylonia datable to the reign of Assurbanipal or later kings. Most of the letters are addressed to the Assyrian king and are important primary sources for reconstructing the history of Babylonia and Assyria during the reigns of Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal in the seventh century B.C.
Author: Frances Reynolds
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9789515700025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steven Cole
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Published: 2018-04-02
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781575063294
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe letters edited in this volume represent the correspondence of various priests and high temple officials in the Assyrian realm during the third through fifth decades of the seventh century BC. They consist chiefly of reports to Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal about cultic concerns and matters connected with the construction and renovation of temple edifices in the major cities of the Assyrian empire, both in the heartland and in the provinces. These fascinating letters throw light on the buildings, refurbishment, and maintenance of temples, the fashioning and installation of statues of the king, the provisioning of the cult, the performance of sacrifices, the rite of sacred marriage, and the processions of divine images.
Author: Ashurbanipal (King of Assyria)
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781575061375
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEisenbrauns is pleased to announce this quality reprint of Simo Parpola's classic work, Letters from Assyrian Scholars to the Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal.
Author: Ashurbanipal (King of Assyria)
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 9781575061382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEisenbrauns is pleased to announce this quality reprint of Simo Parpola's classic work, Letters from Assyrian Scholars to the Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal. "Part II: Commentary and Appendices" originally appeared in 1983 as AOAT 5/2
Author: Josette Elayi
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Published: 2023-02-15
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1957454954
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEsarhaddon, King of Assyria continues Josette Elayi's narrative journey through the lives of the kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Using both archaeological and textual evidence, Elayi examines the contentious circumstances surrounding Esarhaddon's accession to the throne in 681 BCE, his rebuilding of Babylon, which had been destroyed by his father Sennacherib, his successful campaigns in Media, the Arabian Peninsula, Anatolia, the Caucasus, and the Levant, and his ultimate achievement, the conquest of Egypt in 671 BCE. Throughout, Elayi presents a rich portrait of this enigmatic figure, whose short but impactful reign was plagued by chronic illness and a complex--and ultimately fatal--relationship with his court officials. Yet, through it all, Esarhaddon emerges as one of the most scholarly and most politically successful kings of the empire.
Author: Mary Frazer
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2024-06-17
Total Pages: 593
ISBN-13: 9004685944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAkkadian Royal Letters in Later Mespotamian Tradition reconsiders the question of the authenticity of the letters attributed to earlier royal correspondents that were studied in Assyrian and Babylonian scribal centres ca. 700–100 BCE. By scrutinizing the letters’ contents, language, possible transmission histories ca. 1400–100 BCE and the epistemic limitations of authenticity criticism, the book grounds scepticism about the letters’ authenticity in previously undiscussed features of the texts. It also provides a new foundation for research into the related questions of when and why these beguiling texts were composed in the first place.
Author: Henry F. Lutz
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2005-09-14
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1597523690
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe intention of Ancient Texts and Translations (ATT) is to make available a variety of ancient documents and document collections to a broad range of readers. The series will include reprints of long out-of- print volumes, revisions of earlier editions, and completely new volumes. The understanding of ancient societies depends upon our close reading of the documents, however fragmentary, that have survived. --K. C. Hanson Series Editor
Author: Bastian Still
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-06-24
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9004399968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn The Social World of the Babylonian Priest, Bastian Still presents a comprehensive study of the priestly community of Borsippa during the Neo-Babylonian and early Persian Empires (ca. 620-484 BCE). By examining patterns of marriage, landholding, moneylending, and friendship, he provides an intimate account of the daily life of the Babylonian priesthood beyond the temple walls and develops a more sophisticated understanding of the organisation of ancient Babylonian society as a whole. Combining the use of social network analysis, anthropological studies, and sociological concepts concerned with kinship, tie strength, social boundaries, and identity formation, Bastian Still’s interdisciplinary approach transcends the traditional boundary of cuneiform studies and enables the field of Assyriology to contribute to a more general socio-historical discourse. “S.’s book is a valuable contribution to our growing knowledge of the Mesopotamian priesthoods in the first millennium.” -Nathan MacDonald, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 44.5 (2020)
