State Archives of Assyria. Volume XIX
The important corpus of Neo-Assyrian political and administrative letters discovered in ancient Calah (present-day Nimrud) by Sir Max Mallowan in the early 1950s has been partially accessible to Assyriologists in marvellous hand-copies and preliminary transliterations and translations since 1955, thanks to the pioneering efforts of the late H. W. F. Saggs. Nevertheless, his long-awaited edition of the entire corpus, which appeared in 2001, left a great deal of room for improvement. This critical edition, based on careful study of the originals in the British Museum and the historical background of the letters, clarifies a host of problems and details pertinent to the reign of Tiglath-pileser III in particular, and for the first time makes this extraordinary collection of letters completely accessible to the historian.
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
The Correspondents
Introductory Formulae
Datable Letters
"Nimrud Letters" and Other Letters from Calah
Relations between Assyria and her Neighbours in the Second Part of the 8th Century BC
Mukin-zeri Rebellion
Deportations
On Some Protagonists of the Nimrud Letters and their Role in Neo-Assyrian Military and Administrative Organization
Transliterations and Translations
Letters from the Reign of Tiglath-pileser III
Royal Letters
Royal Letters
Glossary and Indices
Logograms and Their Readings
Glossary
Index of Names
Personal Names
Place Names
God, Star and Temple Names
Subject Index
Index of Texts
By Publication Number
By Museum Number
By CTN 5 Page Number
List of New Joins
List of Illustrations
Copies and Collations
Plates