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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Grayson, A. Kirk,
• MitwirkendeR: Sweet, R.F.G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)

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.

Table of 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