The Correspondence of Assurbanipal, Part I: Letters from Assyria, Babylonia, and Vassal States

by Simo Parpola

The first half of Assurbanipal's long reign (668-ca. 630 BCE) was a time of peace and great prosperity and political success for Assyria. But towards the middle of his reign a serious crisis broke out in Babylonia, unleashing a long, bitter and destructive conflict between Assyria, Elam and Babylonia, which was to shake the very foundations of the Empire. Less than a year after Assurbanipal had achieved a crushing victory over Elam, annexed the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9521094990
• ISBN13: 9789521094996
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.7"