Description
Book SynopsisIt is too often forgotten that every Assyrian historical inscription functioned in a very specific context. This context influenced its content and the way in which it was perceived by ancient viewers and readers. Russell's goal is to address the reconstruction of the context of these inscriptions in order to elucidate their original impact. In the past, the palace inscriptions, including Assyrian palace inscriptions, have been published in composite editions with little or no reference to the provenience of the individual exemplars; in addition, the original excavation reports often were more interested in the content of the inscriptions than in their locations. To achieve the objective of placing these inscriptions in their original contexts and thereby provide a base for further study of them, and stimulated by two seasons of renewed excavations at Nineveh during which he studied many inscriptions in situ, Russell returned to the British Museum and Layard's original, handwritten n
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Assurnasirpal II
Shalmaneser III
Adad-Nirari III
Tiglath-Pileser III
Sargon II
Sennacherib
Esarhaddon
Assurbanipal
Conclusion
Further Reflections
Catalog 1: Assurnasirpal II Colossus Inscriptions
Catalog 2: Assurnasirpal II Threshold Inscriptions
Catalog 3: Sennacherib Colossus Inscriptions
Catalog 4: Sennacherib Epigraphs
Catalog 5: Esarhaddon Colossi
Bibliography
Figures Illustrating the Catalogs
Index
