History of Assurbanipal, Translated From the Cuneiform Inscriptions (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

King Of Assyria Ashurbanipal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266347339 ISBN 13: 9780266347330

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the reign of Assurbanipal through surviving tablets and careful scholarship, and see how ancient empires fought for control and memory.

This edition presents translated cuneiform records that illuminate Assyria’s late-period wars, palace politics, and the tangled web of alliances and revolts. It also shows how historians test chronology and challenge long-held dates by reading the past through cycles and canonical timelines. The result is a clearer picture of the era’s complexity and the methods scholars use to reconstruct it.

• How revolts in Babylon, Elam, and Arabia shaped a vast empire
• Accounts of key figures and provincial governors involved in the conflicts
• Detailed notes on chronology, cycles, and the effort to refine ancient timelines
• Commentary that links inscriptions to wider historical events and later histories

Ideal for readers of ancient history and those curious about how empires record and reinterpret their past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266347339
• ISBN 13: 9780266347330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 390