A Companion to Assyria is the first text in English in over fifty years to present a synthesis of the most recent scholarly contributions that have so substantially reshaped our image of ancient Assyria, with chapters from key international scholars.
- The only detailed up-to-date introduction to provide a scholarly overview of ancient Assyria in English within the last fifty years
- Brings together a team of respected Assyriology scholars from around the world
- Provides detailed illustrations of Assyrian society and life, including cities, art, religion, literature, economy, and technology, as well as coverage of the political and military history
- Reflecting the very latest scholarship, this Companion provides an invaluable tool for scholars in the field
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Part I: Geography and History |
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1 Physical and Cultural Landscapes of Assyria |
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2 "Assyria" in the Third Millennium BCE |
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3 The Old Assyrian Period (20th-18th Century BCE) |
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57 | (23) |
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4 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Old Assyrian Period |
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80 | (28) |
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5 The Transition Period (17th to 15th Century BCE) |
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108 | (9) |
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6 The Middle Assyrian Period (14th to 11th Century BCE) |
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117 | (26) |
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7 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Middle Assyrian Period |
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143 | (18) |
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8 The Neo-Assyrian Period (ca. 1000-609 BCE) |
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161 | (48) |
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9 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Neo-Assyrian Period |
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209 | (20) |
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229 | (18) |
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| Part II: The Fringes of Empire: Assyria and its Neighbors |
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247 | (64) |
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11 Assyria and the North: Anatolia |
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249 | (10) |
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12 Assyria and the East: Western Iran and Elam |
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259 | (9) |
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13 Assyria and the West: Syria and the Levant |
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268 | (7) |
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14 Assyria and the Far West: The Aegean World |
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275 | (11) |
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15 Assyria and the South: Babylonia |
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286 | (13) |
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16 Assyria and the Far South: The Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf |
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299 | (12) |
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| Part III: Elements of Assyrian Civilization |
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17 Languages and Writing Systems in Assyria |
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313 | (23) |
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336 | (23) |
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359 | (9) |
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20 Assyrian Scholarship and Scribal Culture in Ashur |
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368 | (10) |
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21 Assyrian Scholarship and Scribal Culture in Kalhu and Nineveh |
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378 | (20) |
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22 Assyrian Legal Traditions |
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398 | (25) |
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23 Assyrian Cities and Architecture |
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423 | (30) |
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511 | (11) |
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522 | (12) |
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27 Thoughts on the Assyrian Empire and Assyrian Kingship |
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| Part IV: The Afterlife and Rediscovery of Assyria |
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28 Assyria in Late Babylonian Sources |
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549 | (7) |
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29 Assyria in the Hebrew Bible |
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30 Assyria in Classical Sources |
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570 | (13) |
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31 The Archaeological Exploration of Assyria |
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583 | (16) |
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| Index |
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Eckart Frahm is Professor of Assyriology at Yale University, USA. His primary scholarly interest is the political and intellectual history of Assyria and Babylonia during the first millennium bce. Frahm is the author of five books: Einleitung in die Sanherib-Inschriften (1997), Historische und historisch-literarische Texte aus Assur (2009), Neo-Babylonian Letters and Contracts from the Eanna Archive (co-authored with Michael Jursa, 2011), Babylonian and Assyrian Text Commentaries: Origins of Interpretation (2011), and Geschichte des alten Mesopotamien (2013). Together with Enrique Jiménez and Mary Frazer, he is currently working on a project to publish a large number of Mesopotamian commentaries both in print and online.
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