Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857–1934) was a prominent English Egyptologist who was Keeper of the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum between 1893 and 1924. Although better known for his contributions to Egyptology, Budge was also a scholar of the ancient Assyrian language, which he first learnt in 1874. This book, first published in 1880, contains cuneiform inscriptions from artefacts in the British Museum, relating to the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (reigned c.681–669 BCE). They recount Esarhaddon's royal titles, describe his military campaigns in modern Iran and Egypt, and list the monumental buildings in Babylon rebuilt during his reign. Budge provides transliterations and English translations, a vocabulary, and a list of texts consulted. This was the first scholarly study of Esarhaddon, and some of Budge's translations proved controversial. The interest it aroused resulted in increased academic study and translation of cuneiform artefacts.

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Product details
- Date Published: August 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108017107
- length: 184 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.24kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
The genealogy and accession of Esarhaddon, and principal events of his reign
List of texts used or consulted for this book
System of transliteration of Assyrian names
List of eponyms
Will of Sennacherib
Titles of Esarhaddon
Esarhaddon's battle at Khanirabbat
The war against Nabu-Zir-Napisti-Esir
Expedition against Ardi-Milcutti, King of Tsidon
Expedition against Cilicia
Arabian war of Esarhaddon
The Median war
The buildings of Esarhaddon
The building of the palace
The names of the eight kings
The names of the twenty-two kings of 'The country of the Hittites and the sea-coast'
Esarhaddon's Egyptian campaign
Names of the kings appointed over Egypt by Esarhaddon
Vocabulary
Index.
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Translator
Ernest A. Budge