The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III, King of Assyria: Critical Edition, with Introductions, Translations and Commentary

by Hayim Tadmor

Assyrian royal scribes kept detailed records of the epoch-making campaigns and achievements of Tiglath-pileser III (r. 745-727 BCE), founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The fragmentary remains of these inscriptions were discovered at Nimrud in 1845, but most of them were lost or reburied, leaving later scholars to rely on critically flawed editions. In preparing his new edition, Hayim Tadmor returned to first-hand copies of the texts, many of them...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9652081752
• ISBN13: 9789652081759
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 10.6"