History of Assurbanipal, Translated From the Cuneiform Inscriptions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore the reign of Assurbanipal through surviving tablets and careful scholarship, and see how ancient empires fought for control and memory.

This edition presents translated cuneiform records that illuminate Assyria’s late-period wars, palace politics, and the tangled web of alliances and revolts. It also shows how historians test chronology and challenge long-held dates by reading the past through cycles and canonical timelines. The result is a clearer picture of the era’s complexity and the methods scholars use to reconstruct it.

• How revolts in Babylon, Elam, and Arabia shaped a vast empire


• Accounts of key figures and provincial governors involved in the conflicts


• Detailed notes on chronology, cycles, and the effort to refine ancient timelines


• Commentary that links inscriptions to wider historical events and later histories

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