Deciphering Assyria

A Tribute to Simo Parpola on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday

edited by Raija Mattila, Robert Rollinger and Sebastian Fink

Book cover: Deciphering Assyria

Extent: 460 pages

Publisher: Zaphon

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Series: Melammu Workshops and Monographs

Series volume number: 9

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2023)

ISBN: 9783963272363

Price: $150.00

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(September 2023)

ISBN: 9783963272370

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28 articles have been assembled to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Assyriologist Simo Parpola. In accordance with his focus of interest many contributions deal with history, culture, language, religious aspects and archaeology of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The horizon of the festschrift is broadened by studies on Babylonian and Achaemenid topics.

Raija Mattila / Robert Rollinger / Sebastian Fink: Introduction Bibliography of the Publications of Simo Parpola since 2008 Tzvi Abusch: A Further Note on Maqlu III 1-30: Another Example of a First Person Ritual Description in a Maqlu Incantation Selim Ferruh Adali: Sin-iddinam's Royal Inscription Schen MS 5000 and the Umman-manda Amar Annus: Memory Techniques and Synaesthesia among Mesopotamian Scholars Sanna Aro: Thureau-Dangin, Samsi-ilu and the Lions of Til Barsip: Some Remarks Johannes Bach: Aur-da''in-aplu, the Older and the Younger Ariel M. Bagg: The Good Vassal: Edom under the Assyrians Edward Dabrowa: The Babylonian Astronomical Diaries as a Source for the History of the Arsacids Stefania Ermidoro: Hidden in Plain Sight: The 'Firing Holes' on Ashurbanipal's Prisms Betina Faist: A Neo-Assyrian Riddle Salvatore Gaspa: The Western Trade Scenario and Assyria's Economic Policy Aino Hatinen: ubi-mere-akkan and his Gods: On Personal Deities in Ludlul bel nemeqi Hartmut Kuhne: Considerations about the Localization of Eluhat (Eluhut) on the Upper Tigris Mikko Luukko: Some Remarks on the King of Assyria as the Sun God John MacGinnis: Earthquakes in Assyria Maria Grazia Masetti-Rouault: "Why Me?" or "To Be or Not to Be": Prince Kumma's Netherworld Vision as an Aspect of Esarhaddon's Apologetic Creations Natalie Naomi May: Neo-Assyrian Eunuch-Scholars Daniele Morandi Bonacossi: An Itinerant Tribute-Bearer's Head from Sargon II's Palace at Khorsabad Davide Nadali: Live Sketches? Convention vs Realism in Assyrian Art Martti Nissinen: Male Action in Akkadian and Hebrew Love Poetry Takayoshi M. Oshima: Acting Out Suffering: The Rationale Behind ubi-mere-akkan's "Funerary" Rite in Ludlul II and V Beate Pongratz-Leisten: Gilgamesh's Lapis Lazuli Tablet in the Cultural Memory of Ancient Mesopotamia Julian Edgeworth Reade: Mountaineers in Mesopotamia Saana Svard: "A rose by any other name ": A note on writing conventions of Aur and Itar Krzysztof Ulanowski: The Concept of Just War in the Ancient Mesopotamian and Greek Traditions Matt Waters: SAA 21 134 and the Curious Case of Teispes(?) the sut resi Agnieszka Wojciechowska: Cambyses and Artaxerxes III in Egypt: Literary Topos and beyond Shigeo Yamada: The ulgi Prophecy in the Kassite and Neo-Assyrian Periods: A Consideration of the Original Composition and its Later Reception Shana Zaia: Plan B(abylonia): Adapting Neo-Assyrian Imperial Projects to Local Circumstances in Babylonia Index

  • Edited by Sebastian Fink
  • Edited by Raija Mattila
  • Edited by Robert Rollinger