The Excavations in Assyria and Babylonia

H. V. Hilprecht

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1904

The Excavations in Assyria and Babylonia

H. V. Hilprecht

In the series Anniversary Collection

In the series THE BABYLONIAN EXPEDITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. SERIES D: RESEARCHES AND TREATISES

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512816891

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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
Index to Scripture Quotations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XX
The Resurrection of Assyria and Babylonia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The Rediscovery of Nineveh and Babylon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
II. Exploring and Surveying in the Nineteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
III. Excavations at the Principal Sites of Assyria and Babylonia
1. The Discovery of Assyrian Palaces Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
2. First Successful Attempts in Babylonia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
3. Temporary Revival of Public Interest in Assyrian Excavations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
4. Methodical Excavations in Babylonia
French Excavations at Tello, under De Sarzec Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
English Excavations, under Rassam, at Babylon, El-Birs and Abû Habba Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
German Excavations at Surghul and El-Hibba, under Moritz and Koldewey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
American Excavations at Nuffar under Peters Hilprecht and Haynes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Turkish Gleanings at Abû Habba, under Scheil and Bedry Bey, Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	568
Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	578

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Copyright year: 1904
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 600
Illustrations
- Other: 124 illus.
Keywords: Archaeology

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Published: November 15, 2017
ISBN: 9781512816891