Each tablet was written in the Akkadian language using the cuneiform script invented in Mesopotamia at the end of the fourth millennium B.C. Paul-Alain Beaulieu's transcriptions of the tablets are presented in autographed facsimile copies. The author also provides an introduction to the volume, a register and descriptive catalogue of the texts, and indexes of personal names, geographical names, and names of gods and temples appearing in the texts. This outstanding collection affords important new access to the history of Mesopotamian civilization during its last phase as an independent political and cultural entity.
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Each tablet was written in the Akkadian language using the cuneiform script invented in Mesopotamia at the end of the fourth millennium B.C. Paul-Alain Beaulieu's transcriptions of the tablets are presented in autographed facsimile copies. The author also provides an introduction to the volume, a register and descriptive catalogue of the texts, and indexes of personal names, geographical names, and names of gods and temples appearing in the texts. This outstanding collection affords important new access to the history of Mesopotamian civilization during its last phase as an independent political and cultural entity.
Imprint | Yale University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Yale Oriental Series: Babylonian Texts |
Release date | June 2000 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | June 2000 |
Authors | Paul-Alain Beaulieu |
Dimensions | 279 x 216 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 208 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-05770-6 |
Barcode | 9780300057706 |
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LSN | 0-300-05770-9 |