{"product_id":"the-writing-on-the-wall-9780931464959","title":"The Writing on the Wall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssurnasirpal II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShalmaneser III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdad-Nirari III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiglath-Pileser III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSargon II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSennacherib\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsarhaddon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssurbanipal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther Reflections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalog 1: Assurnasirpal II Colossus Inscriptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalog 2: Assurnasirpal II Threshold Inscriptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalog 3: Sennacherib Colossus Inscriptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalog 4: Sennacherib Epigraphs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalog 5: Esarhaddon Colossi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigures Illustrating the Catalogs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PS- Eisenbrauns-Assyriological","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978656719191,"sku":"9780931464959","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780931464959.jpg?v=1739359730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-writing-on-the-wall-9780931464959","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}