pachydermfort

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   by pachydermfort 8y ago

   Though Assurbanipal doesn't really translate to 'king of the world' (see my comment below), the title in Akkadian is actually 'shar mātāti,' which is all the more striking. I haven't been able to find whether A
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   by pachydermfort 8y ago

   'Assur protects him' might actually be a better translation for an earlier Assyrian king, Aššurnaṣirpal, 'Ashur is the protector of the heir.' Ashurbanipal is the rendering of the king's name from the Hebrew Bible;
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   by pachydermfort 9y ago

   As it happens, whilst the sources mentioned in the article (Old Assyrian archival texts excavated in Kaneš, Turkey) are unfortunately not yet available online, there are a substantial number of cuneiform texts available in interactive, scho
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   by pachydermfort 9y ago

   This is a good site to visit for those interested in learning more about cuneiform script and the Akkadian language (an ancient language related to Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew). http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/knpp&#