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The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1 (Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period 3/1) provides reliable, up-to-date editions of thirty-eight historical inscriptions of Sennacherib. The texts edited in RINAP 3/1, which comprise approximately a sixth of the Sennacherib known corpus of inscriptions, were inscribed on clay cylinders, clay prisms, stone tablets, and stone steles from Nineveh; describe his many victories on the battlefield; and record numerous construction projects at Nineveh, including the city's walls and the "Palace Without a Rival." Each text edition (with its English translation) is supplied with a brief introduction containing general information, a catalogue containing basic information about all exemplars, a commentary containing further technical information and notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.RINAP 3/1 also includes: (1) a general introduction to the reign of Sennacherib, his military campaigns, his building activities at Nineveh, the corpus of inscriptions, previous studies, and dating and chronology; (2) translations of the relevant passages of several Mesopotamian chronicles and kinglists; (3) several photographs of objects inscribed with texts of Sennacherib; (4) indices of museum and excavation numbers and selected publications; and (5) indices of proper names (Personal Names; Geographic, Ethnic, and Tribal Names; Divine, Planet, and Star Names; Gate, Palace, Temple, and Wall Names; and Object Names).The RINAP Project is under the direction of G. Frame (University of Pennsylvania) and is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian. --- Akkadian language --- Inscriptions cunéiformes akkadiennes --- Akkadien (Langue) --- Texts. --- Textes --- Sennacherib, --- Assyria --- Assyrie --- History --- Sources --- Kings and rulers. --- Histoire --- Rois et souverains --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian --- Kings and rulers --- Inscriptions cunéiformes akkadiennes --- Sources. --- Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions --- Sanherib, --- Assur (Kingdom) --- Asshur (Kingdom) --- Akkadian language - Texts --- Sennacherib, - King of Assyria, - d. 681 B.C. --- Assyria - History - Sources --- Assyria - Kings and rulers