George F. Smith

Assyrian Discoveries

An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, During 1873 and 1874

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Produktbeschreibung

In this 1875 work, self-taught Assyriologist George Smith describes his first archaeological expedition to the Middle East.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 498
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 696g
• ISBN-13: 9781108078993
• ISBN-10: 1108078990
• Artikelnr.: 41608506

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Former excavations and discoveries in the valley of the Euphrates and Tigris
2. Discoveries from 1866 to 1872
3. From London to Mosul
4. Visit to Babylonia
5. Excavations at Nimroud
6. Excavations at Kouyunjik
7. From Mosul to England
8. Second journey to Mosul
9. Excavations at Kouyunjik
10. Return from Assyria
11. The Izdubar or Flood series of legends
12. Early Babylonian texts
13. Early Assyrian inscriptions
14. Inscriptions of Tiglath Pileser II
15. Inscriptions of Sargon
16. Inscriptions of Sennacherib
17. Inscriptions of Esarhaddon
18. Inscriptions of Assurbanipal
19. Inscriptions of Bel-Zakir-Iskun, king of Assyria, and his succession
20. Miscellaneous texts
21. Foreign inscriptions
22. Objects illustrating arts and customs
23. Conclusion
Index.