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Smith, George. Assyrian Discoveries
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| Title: | Assyrian Discoveries | | Availability: | In Print | | Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
"The following work was written to give in a permanent form some account of the excavations undertaken in 1873 and 1874 on the site of Nineveh; and the principle discoveries which have resulted from these operations." - From the Preface.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Former Excavations and Discoveries in the Valley of the Euphrates and Tigris
- Discoveries From 1866 to 1872
- From London to Mosul
- Visit to Babylonia
- Excavations at Nimrod
- Excavations at Kouyunjik
- From Mosul to England
- Second Journey to Mosul
- Excavations at Kouyunjik
- Return From Assyria
- The Izdubar or Flood Series of Legends
- Early Babylonian Texts
- Early Assyrian Inscriptions
- Inscriptions of Tiglath Pileser II, B.C. 745 to 727
- Inscriptions of Sargon, B.C. 722 to 705
- Inscriptions of Sennacherib, B.C. 705 to 681
- Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, B.C. 681 to 668
- Inscriptions of Assurbanipal, B.C. 668 to 626
- Inscriptions of Bel-Zakir-Iskun, King of Assyria, and His Successors
- Miscellaneous Texts
- Foreign Inscriptions
- Objects Illustrating Arts and Customs
- Conclusion
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| | Smith, George. Assyrian Discoveries | | ISBN: | 1-931956-03-0 | | Weight: | 1.9 LBS. | Price: | $106.25 | | : | $42.50 | |
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