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This 1906 work was written jointly by Leonard King (1869-1919) and
Henry Hall (1873-1930), both members of the department of Egyptian
and Assyrian antiquities at the British Museum. Their synthesis of
what was currently known of the history of the Near East and Egypt
came at a time when intensive excavation was bringing to light
significant new material every year, and opinions and
interpretations were in a constant state of revision. The two men
had experience of excavation in Assyria and Egypt, and King had
already edited several books of cuneiform texts, so they were
therefore ideally placed to produce an overarching history of the
area for a popular audience. The highly illustrated work begins
with 'the discovery of prehistory', describing recent finds of
stone tools and other material in Egypt, and ends with the decline
of the Babylonian and Egyptian empires.
In the preface to this 1904 work by Leonard King (1869-1919) of the
British Museum's department of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities,
he states that the text it presents 'is of great historical value,
inasmuch as it supplements our knowledge of the history of Assyria
and her relations with Babylonia during the early part of the
thirteenth century BC'. The tablet containing the text was buried
under the wall of a city founded by King Tukulti-Ninib I
(transliterated as Tukulti-Ninurta by modern scholars), to
commemorate its building and his previous military achievements,
which included the invasion of Babylonia. This account confirms
earlier documents, and gives more detail on the chronology of a
crucial period in the ancient history of the Near East. The book
offers a lengthy introduction on the tablet and on the tradition of
such foundation documents, as well as the cuneiform text and a
parallel translation, along with an appendix of related documents.
An account of the principal facts concerning Babylonian religion
and mythology. His account is based upon the cuneiform inscriptions
which have been excavated in Mesopotamia during the latter half of
the 19th century, and, as far as possible, the Semitic peoples of
the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates have been made to reveal
their religious beliefs and superstitions by means of their own
writings. At the time of original publication in 1899, Leonard
William King (1869 - 1919), was Assistant in the Department of
Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
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typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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