Royal Inscriptions on Clay Cones from Ashur Now in Istanbul

by A. Kirk Grayson and Veysel Donbaz

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442631228
• ISBN13: 9781442631229
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher