The Nabonidus Inscription in Sela (Jordan): Epigraphic Study and Historical Meaning

King Nabonidus’ (556-539 BCE) military campaigns in the Levant and his long sojourn in Arabia are well known, and evidence of his activities in the area of Udummu (Edom) is found in the impressive cuneiform inscription and relief carved at the site of al-Sila‛ (Sela) in Jordan. The study of the insc...

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Main Author: Da Riva, Rocío 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2020
In: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2020, Volume: 110, Issue: 2, Pages: 176-195
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Summary:King Nabonidus’ (556-539 BCE) military campaigns in the Levant and his long sojourn in Arabia are well known, and evidence of his activities in the area of Udummu (Edom) is found in the impressive cuneiform inscription and relief carved at the site of al-Sila‛ (Sela) in Jordan. The study of the inscription presented here comprises the documentation of the monument, the digital treatment of the data obtained, and the epigraphic, textual and historical analysis of the cuneiform inscription.
ISSN:1613-1150
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/za-2020-0018