Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC II (858-745 BC) / A. Kirk Grayson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grayson, A. Kirk, Author.

Series:

The royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia. Assyrian periods ; v. 2

The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akkadian language--Texts.

Akkadian language.

Sumerian language--Texts.

Sumerian language.

Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian.

Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian.

Assyria--Kings and rulers--Sources.

Assyria.

Assyria--History--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this, the seventh volume to be published by the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project, A. Kirk Grayson presents the texts of the royal inscriptions from the earlier phase of the Neo-Assyrian period, a time in which the Assyrian kings campaigned as far as the Mediterranean and came into direct contact with biblical lands. In this period the Assyrian empire embraced most of the civilized parts of western Asia including western Iran, Mesopotamia, southern Turkey, and the shores of the Levant. It was an exciting and tumultous period involving palace revolutions and harem intrigues, and it was a time in which the legendary Semiramis played a prominent role. The inscriptions speak of the kings' building of palaces and temples in various parts of Assyria, of the gods who were invoked to bless their enterprises, of revolutions and a multitude of military conquests. Each text is accompanied by a brief introduction, a catalogue of exemplars, commentary, bibliography, transliteration, translation, and notes. The book contains an introduction to the volume as a whole and indexes. 'Scores,' published on microfiche, are located in a pocket at the back of the book.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Editorial Notes

Bibliographical Abbreviations

Other Abbreviations

Object Signatures

Introduction

Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) A.0.102

Šamšī-Adad V (823-811 BC) A.O.103

Adad-nārārī III (810-783 BC) A.0.104

Shalmaneser IV (782-773 BC) A.0.105

Aššur-dān III (772-755 BC) A.0.106

Aššur-nārārī V (754-745 BC) A.0.107

Unidentified Fragments A.0.0.1027-1101

Minor Variants and Comments

Index of Museum Numbers

Index of Excavation Numbers

Concordances of Selected Publications

Notes:

Scores of inscriptions on 4 microfiches in pocket.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-282-03990-3

9786612039904

1-4426-7108-4

OCLC:

244766796