Screen LibraryI am Ashurbanipal : king of the world, king of Assyria /
"In 668 BCE Ashurbanipal inherited the largest empire in the world, stretching from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains of western Iran. He ruled from his massive capital at Nineveh, in present-day Iraq, where temples and palaces adorned with brilliantly carved sculptures d...
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Thames & Hudson Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"In 668 BCE Ashurbanipal inherited the largest empire in the world, stretching from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains of western Iran. He ruled from his massive capital at Nineveh, in present-day Iraq, where temples and palaces adorned with brilliantly carved sculptures dominated the citadel mound, and an elaborate system of canals brought water to his pleasure gardens and game parks. Ashurbanipal, proud of his scholarship, assembled the greatest library in existence during his reign. Guided by this knowledge, he defined the course of the empire and asserted his claim |
| Item Description: |
Reprinted 2019. "This publication accompanies the BP exhibition I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria at the British Museum from 8 November 2018 to 24 February 2019"--Title page verso. "First published in 2018 in the United States of America by Thams & Hudson Inc. in collaboration with the British Museum."--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | 348 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780500480441 (paperback) : 0500480443 (paperback) 9780500480397 (hardcover) 0500480397 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | DS73 |
| CLC: | K107.8 |
| Call Number: | K107.8/I111 |
| Contents: |
Nineveh: the centre of the world. I am Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria / Ashurbanipal's palace at Nineveh / Life at court / The Assyrian royal hunt / Ashurbanipal's library: contents and significance / Ashurbanipal's empire. The Neo-Assyrian empire / The Levant and Assyria / Cyprus and Assyria / The kingdom of Urartu / Western Iran in the Iron Age / |