TY  - BOOK
AU  - Russell,John Malcolm
TI  - The writing on the wall: studies in the architectural context of late Assyrian palace inscriptions 
T2  - Mesopotamian civilizations
SN  - 9781575065045
AV  - PJ3835 .R87 1999eb
U1  - 492/.1 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Winona Lake, Ind.
PB  - Eisenbrauns
KW  - Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian
KW  - Palaces
KW  - Assyria
KW  - Inscriptions cunéiformes akkadiennes
KW  - Palais
KW  - Irak
KW  - Assyrie
KW  - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
KW  - Arabic
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Palast
KW  - gnd
KW  - Inschrift
KW  - Architektur
KW  - Inscripties
KW  - gtt
KW  - Assyrisch
KW  - Paleizen
KW  - Geschichte 883 v. Chr.-631 v. Chr
KW  - swd
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Assyrien
KW  - Electronic book
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Preface --; Chapter 1 Introduction --; Chapter 2 Assurnasirpal II (883-859 b.c. ) --; Chapter 3 Shalmaneser III (858-824 b.c. ) --; Chapter 4 Adad-Nirari III (810-783 b.c. ) --; Chapter 5 Tiglath-Pileser III (744-727 b.c. ) --; Chapter 6 Sargon II (721-705 b.c.) --; Chapter 7 Sennacherib (704-681 b.c. ) --; Chapter 8 Esarhaddon (680-669 b.c. ) --; Chapter 9 Assurbanipal (668-631 b.c.) --; Chapter 10 Conclusions --; Chapter 11 Further Reflections --; Catalog 1 Assurnasirpal II Colossus Inscriptions --; Catalog 2 Assurnasirpal II Threshold Inscriptions --; Catalog 3 Sennacherib Colossus Inscriptions --; Catalog 4 Sennacherib Epigraphs --; Catalog 5 Esarhaddon Colossi --; Bibliography --; Figures Illustrating the Catalogs --; Index; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - It is too often forgotten that every Assyrian "historical" inscription functioned in a very specific context. This context influenced its content and the way in which it was perceived by ancient viewers and readers. Russell's goal is to address the reconstruction of the context of these inscriptions in order to elucidate their original impact.In the past, the palace inscriptions, including Assyrian palace inscriptions, have been published in composite editions with little or no reference to the provenience of the individual exemplars; in addition, the original excavation reports often were more interested in the content of the inscriptions than in their locations. To achieve the objective of placing these inscriptions in their original contexts and thereby provide a base for further study of them, and stimulated by two seasons of renewed excavations at Nineveh during which he studied many inscriptions in situ, Russell returned to the British Museum and Layard's original, handwritten notes from the 19th century excavations at Nineveh--the goal being to catalogue fully and as completely as possible the individual inscriptions and their locations.The results of Russell's labors are here published, including the first publication of several shorter inscriptions. The book is lavishly illustrated, both with museum photos and with photos by the author of many of the inscriptions in situ. The book will no doubt be the basis of all further study of the relationship between inscription and context in the palaces of the Assyrian kings
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