Royal Inscriptions on Clay Cones from Ashur now in Istanbul

by Veysel Donbaz, A. Kirk Grayson

The texts presented here were discovered by a German expedition to Ashur, capital of the Assyrians, more than half a century ago. They have remained in Istanbul, largely uncatalogued and unedited, until this publication, the first in a series to be prepared under the auspices of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project. The inscriptions speak of the building by the kings of palaces and temples in various parts of Assyria, of the god who were invoked to bless the enterprises, and at times of military campaigns and victories. Transliterations, commentaries, notes, and hand-copies for the indiviaul texts are provided along with the requisite indexes to make the volume a basic research tool for assyriologists.

140 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1984

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This is a catalogue of the hitherto unpublished comes from the city of Ashur dated to the reigns of kings from the Neo-Assyrian period with transcriptions and provenance information provided when possible.