The Royal Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III (744-727 Bc) and Shalmaneser V (726-722 Bc), Kings of Assyria

The Royal Inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 BC) and Shalmaneser V (726-722 BC), Kings of Assyria (Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period 1) carries on where the Assyrian Periods sub-series of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia (RIM) Project ended. The volume provides reliable, up-to-date editions of seventy-three royal inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III and of his son and immediate successor Shalmaneser V, eleven late Neo-Assyrian inscriptions which may be attributed to one of those two eighth-century rulers, and eight texts commissioned by Assyrian queens and high-ranking officials. Following the style of the now-defunct RIM series, each text edition (with its English translation) is supplied with a brief introduction containing general information, a catalogue containing basic information about all exemplars, a commentary containing further technical information and notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.

RINAP 1 also includes: (1) a general introduction to the reigns of Tiglath-pileser III and Shalmaneser V, the corpus of inscriptions, previous studies, and dating and chronology
(2) translations of the relevant passages of Mesopotamian king lists and chronicles
(3) several photographs of objects inscribed with texts of Tiglath-pileser III and Shalmaneser V
(4) indices of museum and excavation numbers and selected publications
and (5) indices of proper names (Personal Names
Geographic, Ethnic, and Tribal Names
Divine Names
Gate, Palace, and Temple Names
and Object Names).

The RINAP Project is under the direction of G. Frame (University of Pennsylvania) and is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.