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Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC) (The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Early Periods, Vol. 2) Hardcover – December 15, 1993

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The time period covered by this volume extends from the accession of Sargon of Akkad to the end of the Gutian period (2334-2133 BC). In this corpus we find the first extensive use of the Akkadian language, in it oldest known dialect, for royal inscriptions. Nearly all the texts in this volume are recorded in that language; a few are in Sumerian, and four are bilingual. Invaluable for the reconstruction of the history of the period are a handful of large Old Babylonian tablets inscribed with collections of the Sargonic kings' triumphal inscriptions. Complete transliterations of the individual copies of these important documents appear for the first time in this volume.

The introductions for the Sargonic kings include lists of all their known year names along with brief discussions of the major events of their reigns. A short introduction of each description gives its general contents and place of origin. There is a detailed catalogue of exemplars, along with a brief commentary, bibliography, and text in transliteration. In microfiche, 'scores' give transliterations of the individual exemplars of the inscriptions.

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Douglas Frayne is with the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project at the University of Toronto.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; 1st edition (December 15, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802005934
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802005939
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.77 x 1.3 x 11.27 inches

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Mark D. Hornbogen

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I have been collecting all of this series because of its thorough presentation of inscriptions from the earliest Mesopotamian history. As the seat of man's earliest Biblical beginnings, I wanted to gather reliable historical information to match with Biblical history. I found it in these books and a lot more. I eagerly await the reprinting of the books I am still missing from the series and want to encourage the writers and publishers to continue with more books. Many thanks!

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