Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 B.C.) : : Early Periods, Volume 4 / / Douglas Frayne.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Frayne, Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (853 p.)

This volume covers the Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian periods, a period marked initially by the struggle of two city-states, Isin and Larsa, for control over the land of Sumer in southern Babylonia. In the end the city-state of Babylon, under its energetic ruler Hammurabi, intervened. At an opportune moment, Hammurabi struck swiftly, defeated Larsa, and incorporated the southern domains into his own realms, thereby creating an empire that for a short time united the lands of Sumer and Akkad.The inscriptions in this volume are grouped by dynasties and arranged in order by ruler within each dynasty. Further, the inscriptions are arranged chronologically within each king's reign. A short introduction for each inscription gives its general contents, place of origin, and relative dating. Also included are a detailed catalogue of exemplars, a brief commentary, bibliography, and text in transliteration facing an English translation. The appended microfiches contain a transliteration of each individual exemplar displayed in a format reminiscent of a musical score.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Editorial Notes -- Bibliographical Abbreviations -- Other Abbreviations -- Object Signatures -- Comparative Chart of the Major Dynasties -- Introduction -- ISIN -- Larsa -- Babylon -- Uruk -- Ešnunna -- Mari -- Kisurra -- Kiš -- Mutalȗ -- Mananā -- Malgium -- Dēr -- Diniktum -- Diyala Region -- Šadlaš -- Mê-Turran -- Batir -- Lullubum -- Simurrum -- Ḫuršītum -- Qabarā -- Itabalḫum -- Ḫana -- Buzuran -- Qaṭṭarā / Karanā -- Razamā -- Šeḫnā -- Andariq -- Ilānṣurā -- Ašnakkum -- Kaḫat -- Carchemish -- Iamḫad -- Alalaḫ -- Tuba -- Ebla -- Unidentified Cities -- Index of Museum Numbers -- Index of Excavation Numbers -- Concordances of Selected Publications