From the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea: Studies in the History of Assyria and Babylonia in Honour of A.K. Grayson
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This volume publishes twenty-papers on the history of Assyria and Babylonia as a Festschrift for A K (Kirk) Grayson. Following a biography of Grayson, the well-presented contributions examine the textual, epigaphic, material and iconographic sources for the region, combining to produce a multi-disciplinary picture of ancient Assyria and Babylonia. Subjects include: Babylonian forgeries; the Assyrian presence in Syria; maceheads from Tell Mohammed in the BM; Middle Assyrian private letters; waal slabs in the palace at Khorsabad; royal inscriptions; the Sargon stele; the use of year-names in reconstruvting the first dynasty of babylon; Babylonian chronicles and scientific texts; the Assyrians as collectors; Darius I. The majority of papers are in English.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9062583121
ISBN13:9789062583126
Release Date:December 2004
Publisher:Peeters
Length:321 Pages
Weight:1.12 lbs.
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