The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC) (Hardcover)

The Neo-Assyrian king Sargon II was one of the most important and famous rulers of ancient Mesopotamia. In this volume of critically important ancient documents, Grant Frame presents reliable, updated editions of Sargon's approximately 130 historical inscriptions, as well as several from his wife, his brother, and other high officials. Beginning with a thorough introduction to the reign of Sargon II and an overview of the previous scholarship on his inscriptions, this modern scholarly edition contains the entire extant corpus. It presents more than 130 inscriptions, preserved on stone wall slabs from his palace, paving slabs, colossi, steles, prisms, cylinders, bricks, metal, and other objects, along with brief introductions, commentaries, comprehensive bibliographies, accurate transliterations, and elegant English translations of the Akkadian texts. This monumental work is complemented by more than two dozen photographs of the inscribed objects; indices of museum and excavation numbers, selected publications, and proper names; and translations of relevant passages from several other Akkadian texts, including chronicles and king lists. Informed by advances in the study of the Akkadian language and featuring more than twice as many texts as previous editions of Sargon II's inscriptions, this will be the editio princeps for Assyriologists and students of the Sargonic inscriptions for decades to come.

General

Imprint:	Eisenbrauns
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Grant Frame (Professor of Assyriology, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania)
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 50mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn
Pages:	624
ISBN-13:	978-1-64602-109-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-64602-109-6
Barcode:	9781646021093

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