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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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.
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.
1898, Luzac and Co.
Hardcover in Akkadian - Vol. I. Introduction and the Babylonian Texts
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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.
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Table of Contents

Serial title: Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, Vol. II.". ... p. (i)
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
Contents. ... p. XV
Introduction. ... p. XVII
List of Letters and Inscriptions. ... p. LVII
Babylonian Texts:
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
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
1.6. 6. Letters from Ammiditana, King of Babylon ... p. 93
2. Part II. Inscriptions Of Hammurabi, King of Babylon ... p. 97
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
Index to Registration Numbers ... p. 135-136
A complete List of Books and Periodicals, published and sold by Luzac and Co.; London : Luzac & Co., 1898. ... p. i-ii, 1-29
Luzac's Oriental List. Notice to our Readers.

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

Includes indexes.

IA item "cu31924104781269" digitized from Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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].

Series
Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series, Vol. 2.

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Leonard William King

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

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Internet Archive
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