UID:
almafu_9959232524602883
Format:
1 online resource (298 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-57506-679-3
Series Statement:
The royal inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian period ; v. 3/1
Content:
The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1 (Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period 3/1) provides reliable, up-to-date editions of thirty-eight historical inscriptions of Sennacherib. The texts edited in RINAP 3/1, which comprise approximately a sixth of the Sennacherib known corpus of inscriptions, were inscribed on clay cylinders, clay prisms, stone tablets, and stone steles from Nineveh; describe his many victories on the battlefield; and record numerous construction projects at Nineveh, including the city's walls and the "Palace Without a Rival." Each text edition (with its English translation) is supplied with a brief introduction containing general information, a catalogue containing basic information about all exemplars, a commentary containing further technical information and notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.RINAP 3/1 also includes: (1) a general introduction to the reign of Sennacherib, his military campaigns, his building activities at Nineveh, the corpus of inscriptions, previous studies, and dating and chronology; (2) translations of the relevant passages of several Mesopotamian chronicles and kinglists; (3) several photographs of objects inscribed with texts of Sennacherib; (4) indices of museum and excavation numbers and selected publications; and (5) indices of proper names (Personal Names; Geographic, Ethnic, and Tribal Names; Divine, Planet, and Star Names; Gate, Palace, Temple, and Wall Names; and Object Names).The RINAP Project is under the direction of G. Frame (University of Pennsylvania) and is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Editorial Notes""; ""Bibliographical Abbreviations""; ""Other Abbreviations""; ""Object Signatures""; ""Introduction""; ""1""; ""2""; ""3""; ""4""; ""5""; ""6""; ""7""; ""8""; ""9""; ""10""; ""11""; ""12""; ""13""; ""14""; ""15""; ""16""; ""17""; ""18""; ""19""; ""20""; ""21""; ""22""; ""23""; ""24""; ""25""; ""26""; ""27""; ""28""; ""29""; ""30""; ""31""; ""32""; ""33""; ""34""; ""35""; ""36""; ""37""; ""38""; ""Minor Variants and Comments""; ""Index of Museum Numbers""; ""Index of Excavation Numbers""
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""Index of Names""""Concordances of Selected Publications""
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-57506-241-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781575066790
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