Preserving and Providing Access to the Official Inscriptions of the Kings of Assyria, 744 to 669 B.C.

FAIN: PW-51004-12

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205)
Grant Frame (Project Director: July 2011 to October 2014)

Online and print publication of the official inscriptions of Sennacherib and Sargon II, rulers of ancient Assyria, which are preserved on clay tablets and other artifacts. The project would also provide transliterations, translations, and bibliographic information.

Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP): Preserving and Providing Access to the Official Inscriptions of the Kings of Assyria from Tiglath-pileser III to Esarhaddon (744 to 669 BCE)

Media Coverage

Review of Grayson and Novotny, RINAP 3/1 (Review)
Author(s): Michael S. Moore
Publication: Review of Biblical Literature
Date: 6/11/2015
Abstract: Review of RINAP 3/2.
URL: http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9864

Review of Grayson and Novotny, RINAP 3/1 and 3/2 (Review)
Author(s): Stephanie Dalley
Publication: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie
Date: 6/15/2015
Abstract: Review of RINAP 3/1 and 3/2 in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie volume 105 part 1 (2015): 118-120

Review of Grayson and Novotny, RINAP 3/2 (Review)
Author(s): Silvie Zamazalová
Date: 6/15/2015
Abstract: Review of RINAP 3/2. One quote: "In conclusion, The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC) Part 2 is a highly accomplished yet accessible edition which will provide extremely useful to scholars and non-scholars alike."
URL: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0041977X15000294

Review of RINAP 3/2 (Review)
Author(s): Silvie Zamazalová
Publication: Review of Biblical Literature June 11 2015
Date: 6/11/2015
URL: https://www.sblcentral.org/home/bookDetails/9864?search=Royal%20Inscriptions%20of%20the%20Neo-Assyrian&type=0

Associated Products

The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 2 (Book)
Title: The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 2
Author: Jamie Novotny
Author: A.K. Grayson
Editor: Grant Frame (Editor-in-Chief)
Abstract: Editions of approximately 225 official inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (704–681 BC). Volume 3, part 2 in the series Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, published by Eisenbrauns (Winona Lake, Indiana), 2014.
Year: 2014
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/royal-inscriptions-of-sennacherib-king-of-assyria-704-681-bc-2/oclc/876347815&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: Book
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Type: Multi-author monograph
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9781575062426
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

Two Monumental Inscriptions of the Assyrian King Sargon II (721–705 BCE) in Iran: The Najafehabad Stele and Tang-i Var Rock Relief (Article)
Title: Two Monumental Inscriptions of the Assyrian King Sargon II (721–705 BCE) in Iran: The Najafehabad Stele and Tang-i Var Rock Relief
Author: Grant Frame
Abstract: Pp. 433-445 in the Collection of Papers Presented to the Third Biennial International Conference of the Persian Gulf (History, Culture and Civilization) (Tehran: University of Tehran Press, 2013)
Year: 2013
Format: Other
Publisher: University of Tehran Press

Some New Discoveries Related to the Inscriptions of Sargon II (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Some New Discoveries Related to the Inscriptions of Sargon II
Author: Grant Frame
Author: Eckart Frahm
Abstract: Presentation on new information on the reign of Sargon II at international conference in Ghent, Belgium
Date: 07/18/2013
Conference Name: Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale

The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project and How to Write a RINAP Volume (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project and How to Write a RINAP Volume
Abstract: Presentation on the RINAP Project and the methodology used to produce its volumes
Author: Grant Frame
Date: 03/18/2014
Location: Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham, England

Two Monumental Inscriptions of the Assyrian King Sargon II (721–705 BCE) in Iran: The Najafehabad Stele and the Tang-i Var Rock Relief (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Two Monumental Inscriptions of the Assyrian King Sargon II (721–705 BCE) in Iran: The Najafehabad Stele and the Tang-i Var Rock Relief
Abstract: Presentation given twice in Tehran (April 28 and 29, 2012) on two inscriptions of Sargon II from Iran. Longer version give in the National Museum of Iran on April 28 and shorter version at the University of Tehran as part of the Third Biennial International Conference of the Persian Gulf (History, Civilization, and Culture) on April 29. Shorter version also published in proceedings of the conference.
Author: Grant Frame
Date: 04/28/2012
Location: National Museum of Iran, Tehran; and University of Tehran

Lost in the Tigris: The Trials and Tribulations in Editing the Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II of Assyria (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Lost in the Tigris: The Trials and Tribulations in Editing the Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II of Assyria
Abstract: Presentation of the difficulties in editing the inscriptions of Sargon II. The difficulties are largely due to the fact that many of the original texts were lost in the Tigris River in the mid 1800s and only poor copies of them made in the 19th century by an individual who could not read them are extant. Presentation given on several occasions 2013-4, at the University of Oxford (11/12/2013), University of Cambridge (02/11/2014), and Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve ( 05/9/2014).
Author: Grant Frame
Date: 05/9/2014
Location: Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve

The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib: An At-A-Glance Akkadian Dictionary of the RINAP 3 Corpus (Article)
Title: The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib: An At-A-Glance Akkadian Dictionary of the RINAP 3 Corpus
Author: Jamie Novotny
Abstract: Pp. 79-129 in the journal State Archives of Assyria Bulletin vol. 20 (2013–2014)
Year: 2014
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: State Archives of Assyria Bulletin
Publisher: S.A.R.G.O.N. (Padova, Italy)

The Dais of Destinies: Notes on Aššur’s Dais during the Reigns of Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: The Dais of Destinies: Notes on Aššur’s Dais during the Reigns of Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal
Author: Jamie Novotny
Abstract: Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Oriental Society , Phoenix, March, 2014
Date: 04/15/2014
Conference Name: American Oriental Society Annual Meeting

RINAP 3: Sennacherib (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: RINAP 3: Sennacherib
Author: RINAP project personnel, in particular Jamie Novotny
Abstract: Online presentation of materials in print volume RINAP 3/1 and 3/2, plus additional materials. Materials for 3/1 made available online in 2013 and those for 3/2 made available 2014
Year: 2013
Primary URL: http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap3/

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