An edition of The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon: The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc. (1898)

The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon

The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.

Vol. I. Introduction and the Babylonian Texts

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An edition of The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon: The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc. (1898)

The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon

The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.

Vol. I. Introduction and the Babylonian Texts

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The three-volume work is subtitled “The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.”
It was published in Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, Vol. II, III, and VIII.

  • Volume I.: Introduction and the Babylonian texts. London : Luzac and Co., 1898.
  • Volume II.: Babylonian texts, continued. London : Luzac and Co., 1900.
  • Volume III.: English translations, etc. London : Luzac and Co., 1900.

See also: “Review of The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi” / by G. S. Goodspeed, in: The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, April, 1901, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 174–177 [in English].

Reprints are [s.l., s.n.], 1965 (private offset ed.); New York, AMS Press, 1976 (Hardcover); Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2006 (Paperback); ibid., 2007 (Hardcover); [s.l.], Lightning Source Inc., 2009; Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2010; etc.

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Akkadian

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Subjects
History and antiquities, Babylonian History, Babylonian History - Sources, Cuneiform inscriptions, Assyro-Babylonian letters, Akkadian language, Akkadian Cuneiform inscriptions, Epigraphy, Texts, Sources, History
People
Hammurabi King of Babylonia, Leonard William King
Places
Babylonia, Iraq, Assyria, Uruk, Babylon, Ur, Larsam

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The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon: The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.
1900, Luzac and Co.
Hardcover in English - Vol. III. English translations etc.
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Cover of: The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon
The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon: The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.
1900, Luzac and Co.
Hardcover in Akkadian - Vol. II. Babylonian texts, continued
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Cover of: The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon
The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon: The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.
1898, Luzac & Co.
Hardcover in Akkadian - Vol. I. Introduction and the Babylonian Texts
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The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a Series of Letters of other Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon: The original Babylonian Texts, edited from Tablets in the British Museum, with English Translations, Summaries of Contents, etc.
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Serial title: Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, Vol. II.". ... p. (i) Page n6
Half title: "The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200.". ... p. (iii)
Frontispiece: Two letters from Hammurabi. ... p. (vi)
Main title. ... p. (vii)
Imprint. ... p. (viii)
Preface. ... p. IX–XIII Page n14
Contents. ... p. XV Page xv
Introduction. ... p. XVII Page xvii
List of Letters and Inscriptions. ... p. LVII Page lvii
Babylonian Texts: Page n76
1. Part I. Letters Of Hammurabi And Other Royal Letters of the Period of the First Dynasty of Babylon:
1.1. 1. Letters from Hammurabi, King Of Babylon ... p. 1
1.2. 2. Letter from Sinidinnam ... p. 81 Page 161
1.3. 3. Letter to The Wife of Sinidinnam ... p. 82
1.4. 4. Letter from Samsuiluna, King of Babylon ... p. 84
1.5. 5. Letters from Ammizaduga, King of Babylon ... p. 85 Page 169 1.6. 6. Letters from Ammiditana, King of Babylon ... p. 93 Page 185 2. Part II. Inscriptions Of Hammurabi, King of Babylon ... p. 97 Page 193 Appendix : Inscriptions referring to Hammurabi, King Of Babylon; Inscription referring to Ammizaduga, King of Babylon; Inscription of Marduk-Sapik-Zerim, King of Babylon ... p. 126-134 Page 251 Index to Registration Numbers ... p. 135-136 Page 269
A complete List of Books and Periodicals, published and sold by Luzac and Co.; London : Luzac & Co., 1898. ... p. i-ii, 1-29 Page n350
Luzac's Oriental List. Notice to our Readers. Page n381

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Short title: "The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200."

Includes indexes.

IA item "lettersinscripti01hammuoft" digitized from Robarts - University of Toronto.

Reprinted [s.l., s.n.], 1965 (private offset ed.); New York, AMS Press, 1976 (Hardcover); Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2006 (Paperback); ibid., 2007 (Hardcover); [s.l.], Lightning Source Inc., 2009; Whitefish, Kessinger Publ. Co., 2010; etc.

See also: “Review of The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi” / by G. S. Goodspeed, in: The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, April, 1901, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 174-177 [English].

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London, England
Series
Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, v. 2.

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Library of Congress
PJ3881 H3 A4 1898

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Author
Leonard William King

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Hardcover
Pagination
lxviii, 136 p. plates (facsims.), 29, (1) p.
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

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OL7093458M
Internet Archive
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OCLC/WorldCat
697991577

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