Inscriptions from Tell Abu Salabikh (Oriental Institute Publications) [Hardcover]

Robert D Biggs (Editor), Donald P Hansen (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0226622029 | ISBN-13: 978-0226622026 | Publication Date: January 1, 1974

This volume publishes all of the cuneiform tablets excavated at Tell Abu Salabikh in 1963 and 1965 with the exception of a very few fragments considered illegible. All other tablets are represented by a copy, by a photograph, or by both. Except for the copies of especially fragile tablets made in the field, preliminary copies were prepared from casts and photographs. Subsequently they were checked against the original tablets in the Iraq Museum.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (January 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226622029
• ISBN-13: 978-0226622026
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,980,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tell Abu Salabikh in Review, October 6, 2000

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Jonathan Gemmill (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inscriptions from Tell Abu Salabikh (Oriental Institute Publications) (Hardcover)

The content of Dr. Robert Biggs' Inscriptions From Tell Abu Salabikh is excellent. Particularly helpful are the excellent hand copies of the cuneiform texts. The book also contains numerous photographs, both of the dig site and of the tablets themselves. Some of the tablet photographs are, however, difficult to read. The introductory information is both informative and concise. I found particularly interesting the material regarding the UD.GAL.NUN class of texts, which had yet to be deciphered. This book is well worth owning, but is technical and more for the Assyriological student than the general public.