Correspondence of Sargon 2 : Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces

Lanfranchi, Giovanni (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1575063263 / ISBN 13: 9781575063263

Published by Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Correspondence of Sargon 2 : Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces
• Publisher: Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575063263
• ISBN 13: 9781575063263
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This volume is a continuation of the publication of the correspondence of Sargon II begun in SAA 1. The letters published in this volume are of special interest because of the particular geographical area from which they originate. This area extends, in the shape of a broad crescent, roughly from the Euphrates of the Diyala river, surround and enclosing the Mesopotamian plain to the north and to the NE. From the geographical point of view, the various territories which lie in this wide area all share a common feature: they represent the transition from the alluvial plain or the piedmont to the highlands of Anatolia and Iran, such as the eastern Taurus or the Zagros chain.