The Construction of the Assyrian Empire - A Historical Study of the Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III (859-824 B.C.) Relating to His Campaigns to the West

In numerous ambitious expeditions Shalmaneser III of Assyria (859-824) lay the foundation of the subsequent remarkable military advance to the West of the Neo-Assyrian empire.
While systematically scrutinizing and analyzing all accounts of these western campaigns, Shigeo Yamada not only discusses the historiographical problems encountered, together with their impact on the jigsaw of ninth century Ancient Near East history, but also offers new results, and an original historical reconstruction. Ample attention is given to the campaigns' economic and ideological aspects. The book will serve as a useful reference for all students interested in Assyrian historiography and the history of Assyria and Syria-Palestine.
It includes an appendix on a new edition of the Kurkh Monolith, based on the author's collation.

About the author

Shigeo Yamada, Ph.D., the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is part-time instructor at the Department of Area Studies, University of Tsukuba. He has published several articles on the history of historiography of Assyria.

Product details

• Authors: S. Yamada
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2000
• EAN: 9789004117723
• ISBN: 978-90-04-11772-3
• No. of pages: 468
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 246 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 951 g
• Series: Culture and History of the Anc
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity