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Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period

  • R. J. van der Spek
  • , Irving L. Finkel
  • , Reinhard Pirngruber
  • , Kathryn Stevens (Editor)

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Abstract

Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period gathers in a single volume previously unpublished tablets together with those that have appeared before, including the Babylonian chronicles, the historical sections of the Astronomical Diaries, the Babylonian and Uruk King Lists, and the Antiochus Cylinder from Borsippa. The volume offers new descriptions, transliterations, and translations of each tablet, together with full linguistic and historical commentary. This comprehensive collection brings these important historiographic tools to a broader audience of scholars of history, biblical studies, and the ancient world. An appendix with entries on political institutions, temples, important persons, and Babylonian and Greek words makes this an indispensable tool for students.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherSBL Press
Number of pages1173
ISBN (Electronic)9781628375893
ISBN (Print)9781628375886, 9781628375879
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Publication series

NameWritings from the Ancient World
PublisherSBL Press
Volume44

Funding

Funder number
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    Keywords

    • Ancient History
    • Assyriology
    • Historiography
    • Hellenistic Babylonia
    • Ancient Near East
    • Classics
    • Biblical Studies
    • History
    • Chronicles

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