Assyrian Letters From the Royal Library at Nineveh (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Samuel Alden Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0332816915 ISBN 13: 9780332816913

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unearth ancient letters from Nineveh and learn how scholars decode them.

This edition presents Assyrian letters, transcribed, translated, and explained to illuminate language, culture, and history hidden in the royal archives.

The work frames the challenges of deciphering dispersed tablets, offering translation notes, linguistic observations, and context for how these reports reveal everyday life in the empire. It also discusses how scholars compare Semitic languages and how dialects emerge in official and familiar correspondence.

• Discover why these letters are tough to read and how scholars reconstruct meaning.
• See sample translations and the kinds of notes that help explain political and social details.
• Learn about the linguistic features that scholars use to interpret ancient texts.
• Get a sense of the scope, including multiple tablets and the method of transcription and commentary.

Ideal for readers interested in ancient languages, archaeology, and the study of Assyrian texts, offering a clear window into linguistic and historical puzzles behind the letters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0332816915
• ISBN 13: 9780332816913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 143