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The British Museumâs Excavations at Nineveh, 1846â1855
Series: - Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 115
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Geoffrey Turner has written the definitive study of the mid-19th century excavations sponsored by the British Museum at the ancient Assyrian site of Nineveh in Iraq. Based on exhaustive analysis of unpublished archives combined with his own extensive knowledge of Assyrian architecture, Turnerâs work documents the complete history of these excavations. Turner also draws on the archives and numerous additional sources to provide a detailed reconstruction of the architecture and relief sculpture in the building that was the primary focus of these excavations, the Southwest Palace of Sennacherib (ruled 705-681 BC). The result constitutes the final report both on the results of these excavations and on the original appearance of one of the ancient worldâs most famous buildings.
Geoffrey Turner, M.Phil. (1967), London University, was a specialist in ancient Assyrian architecture with publications including âThe State Apartments of Late Assyrian Palacesâ (Iraq 32, 1970) and architecture chapters in the British Museum books on the Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib palaces.
John Malcolm Russell, Ph.D. (1985), University of Pennsylvania, specializes in the art and architecture of the Assyrian empire. His publications include The Final Sack of Nineveh: The Discovery, Documentation, and Destruction of Sennacheribâs Throne Room at Nineveh, Iraq (Yale, 1998).
John Malcolm Russell, Ph.D. (1985), University of Pennsylvania, specializes in the art and architecture of the Assyrian empire. His publications include The Final Sack of Nineveh: The Discovery, Documentation, and Destruction of Sennacheribâs Throne Room at Nineveh, Iraq (Yale, 1998).
"Geoffrey Turner has written the definitive study of the mid-19th-century excavations sponsored by the British Museum at the ancient Assyrian site of Nineveh in todayâs northern Iraq under the direction of A. L. Layard. Based on exhaustive analysis of unpublished archives combined with his own extensive knowledge of Assyrian architecture, T.âs work documents the complete history of these excavations. (...) This (quantitatively and qualitatively) substantial volume is a worthy monument of the scholarly industry of T., its late author (who died prior to its completion in October 2018), and a testimony to the pietas of R., T.âs friend and editor."
- C.T.B., in Old Testament Abstracts, vol. 45 (2022).
"The outcome of Turnerâs research is a report of Layardâs two campaigns of excavation at Nineveh that reliably describes in minute detail and with critical acumen what Layard found and where. The exact archaeological context of many of the finds thus emerges for the first time. Between them, Turner and Russell have given present and future scholars a magnificent resource that must be the starting point of all future study of the excavations at Nineveh and the discoveries made there. In effect, this is the specialistsâ report on the earliest archaeological investigations at Nineveh that has been lacking for so long."
- A.R. George, SOAS University of London, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 84, no. 3 (2021).
- C.T.B., in Old Testament Abstracts, vol. 45 (2022).
"The outcome of Turnerâs research is a report of Layardâs two campaigns of excavation at Nineveh that reliably describes in minute detail and with critical acumen what Layard found and where. The exact archaeological context of many of the finds thus emerges for the first time. Between them, Turner and Russell have given present and future scholars a magnificent resource that must be the starting point of all future study of the excavations at Nineveh and the discoveries made there. In effect, this is the specialistsâ report on the earliest archaeological investigations at Nineveh that has been lacking for so long."
- A.R. George, SOAS University of London, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 84, no. 3 (2021).
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Illustrations with Image Credits
List of Tables
Chapter Abstracts
The Sources for Layardâs Excavations at Nineveh
1 Layardâs First Expedition to Assyria, October 1845âJune 1847
2 Layardâs Second Expedition, First Phase, September 1849âMarch 1850
3 Layardâs Second Expedition, Second Phase, MayâJuly 1850
4 Layardâs Second Expedition, Third Phase, AugustâOctober 1850
5 Layardâs Second Expedition, Fourth Phase, October 1850âApril 1851
6 The Southwest Terrace Wing, Chambers QQâUU and ZZ, Rooms LIâLIX
7 Kuyunjik, May 1851âMarch 1855
Epilogue
Colour Plates
Plans
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Illustrations with Image Credits
List of Tables
Chapter Abstracts
The Sources for Layardâs Excavations at Nineveh
1 Layardâs First Expedition to Assyria, October 1845âJune 1847
2 Layardâs Second Expedition, First Phase, September 1849âMarch 1850
3 Layardâs Second Expedition, Second Phase, MayâJuly 1850
4 Layardâs Second Expedition, Third Phase, AugustâOctober 1850
5 Layardâs Second Expedition, Fourth Phase, October 1850âApril 1851
6 The Southwest Terrace Wing, Chambers QQâUU and ZZ, Rooms LIâLIX
7 Kuyunjik, May 1851âMarch 1855
Epilogue
Colour Plates
Plans
Bibliography
Index
Art and architectural historians interested in the Neo-Assyrian empire, scholars of biblical studies and biblical archaeology interested in Sennacherib, and researchers in the historiography and early history of scientific archaeology.