Sumerian texts from ancient Iraq : from Ur III to 9/11 / Benjamin Studevent-Hickman.
By: Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin
Contributor(s): American Schools of Oriental Research
Series: Journal of cuneiform studies. Supplemental series ; 5Publisher: [Atlanta] : Lockwood Press published on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 2018 ©2018Description: xiii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781937040857Subject(s): Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian | Nippur (Extinct city)
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"The present manuscript publishes 145 new cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylonia, from a time that scholars call the Ur III period (ca, 2110-2003 BCE)--the heyday of Sumerian civilization. Based on month names and other evidence, we know they are from a site near the ancient city of Nippur (modern Nuffar), the religious capital of Babylonia and an important political center for the kings of the Ur III dynasty. With a few possible exceptions, they appear to stem from the archive of a figure named Aradmu."--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references and index.