A selection from the miscellaneous inscriptions of Assyria. Prepared for publication under the direction of the Trustees of the British Museum, by Major-General Sir H.C. Rawlinson, assisted by Edwin Norris
Author:
British Museum Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Search this
Rawlinson, Henry Creswicke Sir 1810-1895 Search this
- Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 15, vol. 3 reads, "Inscribed Silver Plate. Artaxerxes I."
- Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.5: Photo File 5 (3vols.). 'Persepolis.' Subseries 4.5.3: Vol.3, Image No. 18a (Negative Number: 3954). Silver bowl. Artaxerxes 1. AMI, vol.VII, p1.I."
- Additional information from Freer Gallery of Art reads, "On the rim of this bowl is an inscription in Old Persian cuneiform, which names the Achaemenid Persian king Artaxerxes I (reigned 465-425 B.C.E.). The inscription has been translated as: "Artaxerxes the Great King, King of Kings, King of Countries, son of Xerxes the King, of Xerxes [who was] son of Darius the king; in whose royal house this silver saucer was made." Shallow bowls of this form, used for drinking wine, were made from various materials, including metal, glass, and ceramic. Royal vessels made of precious metal, like this one, were versatile forms of wealth; they could serve as royal tableware, be stored in the treasury, or be given away as gifts."
- Additional information from staff reads, "A drawing of the bowl with handwritten annotations (p. 17) as well as a transcription of the cuneiform inscription (p. 18) can be found in Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 2: Sketchbooks, 1923-1931, n.d., Subseries 2.1: Sketchbook XIV - Sīstān- Tehran, 1929, p. 17 and 18."
Arrangement:
Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.3954
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
- Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.5: Photo File 5 (3vols.). 'Persepolis.' Subseries 4.5.3: Vol.3, Image No. 18b (Negative Number: 3955). Silver bowl. Details of inscription. AMI, vol.VII, p1.I."
- Additional information from Freer Gallery of Art reads, "On the rim of this bowl is an inscription in Old Persian cuneiform, which names the Achaemenid Persian king Artaxerxes I (reigned 465-425 B.C.E.). The inscription has been translated as: "Artaxerxes the Great King, King of Kings, King of Countries, son of Xerxes the King, of Xerxes [who was] son of Darius the king; in whose royal house this silver saucer was made." Shallow bowls of this form, used for drinking wine, were made from various materials, including metal, glass, and ceramic. Royal vessels made of precious metal, like this one, were versatile forms of wealth; they could serve as royal tableware, be stored in the treasury, or be given away as gifts."
- Additional information from staff reads, "A drawing of the bowl with handwritten annotations (p. 17) as well as a transcription of the cuneiform inscription (p. 18) can be found in Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 2: Sketchbooks, 1923-1931, n.d., Subseries 2.1: Sketchbook XIV - Sīstān- Tehran, 1929, p. 17 and 18."
Arrangement:
Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.3955
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
- Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.5: Photo File 5 (3vols.). 'Persepolis.' Subseries 4.5.3: Vol.3, Image No. 19b (Negative Number: 3957). Silver bowl. Other sections, inscription. AMI, vol.VII, p1.II."
- Additional information from Freer Gallery of Art reads, "On the rim of this bowl is an inscription in Old Persian cuneiform, which names the Achaemenid Persian king Artaxerxes I (reigned 465-425 B.C.E.). The inscription has been translated as: "Artaxerxes the Great King, King of Kings, King of Countries, son of Xerxes the King, of Xerxes [who was] son of Darius the king; in whose royal house this silver saucer was made." Shallow bowls of this form, used for drinking wine, were made from various materials, including metal, glass, and ceramic. Royal vessels made of precious metal, like this one, were versatile forms of wealth; they could serve as royal tableware, be stored in the treasury, or be given away as gifts."
- Additional information from staff reads, "A drawing of the bowl with handwritten annotations (p. 17) as well as a transcription of the cuneiform inscription (p. 18) can be found in Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 2: Sketchbooks, 1923-1931, n.d., Subseries 2.1: Sketchbook XIV - Sīstān- Tehran, 1929, p. 17 and 18."
Arrangement:
Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.3957
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
- Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 15, vol. 3 reads, "Inscribed Silver Plate. Artaxerxes I."
- Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.5: Photo File 5 (3vols.). 'Persepolis.' Subseries 4.5.3: Vol.3, Image No. 19a (Negative Number: 3956). Silver bowl. Artaxerxes 1. AMI, vol.VII, p1.I."
- Additional information from Freer Gallery of Art reads, "On the rim of this bowl is an inscription in Old Persian cuneiform, which names the Achaemenid Persian king Artaxerxes I (reigned 465-425 B.C.E.). The inscription has been translated as: "Artaxerxes the Great King, King of Kings, King of Countries, son of Xerxes the King, of Xerxes [who was] son of Darius the king; in whose royal house this silver saucer was made." Shallow bowls of this form, used for drinking wine, were made from various materials, including metal, glass, and ceramic. Royal vessels made of precious metal, like this one, were versatile forms of wealth; they could serve as royal tableware, be stored in the treasury, or be given away as gifts."
- Additional information from staff reads, "A drawing of the bowl with handwritten annotations (p. 17) as well as a transcription of the cuneiform inscription (p. 18) can be found in Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 2: Sketchbooks, 1923-1931, n.d., Subseries 2.1: Sketchbook XIV - Sīstān- Tehran, 1929, p. 17 and 18."
Arrangement:
Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.3956
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Achaemenid history. IX, Persepolis seal studies : an introduction with provisional concordances of seal numbers and associated documents on fortification tablets 1-2087 / Mark B. Garrison and Margaret Cool Root
Amoenitatum exoticarum politico-physico-medicarum fasciculi V : quibus continentur variae relationes, observationes & descriptiones rerum Persicarum & ulterioris Asiae : multâ attentione in peregrinationibus per universum orientem collectae / ab auctore Engelberto Kaempfero, D
Annals of the kings of Assyria. The cuneiform texts with translations, transliterations, etc., from the original documents in the British Museum. Ed. by E.A. Wallis Budge ... and L.W. King ... v. 1-
Author:
British Museum Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Search this
King, L. W (Leonard William) 1869-1919 Search this
Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Sir 1857-1934 Search this
- Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.13: Photo File 13 (3 vols.) "Miscellaneous, Shah's Museum and related objects," Subseries 4.13.2: Vol. 2, Image No. 263 (Negative Number: 1473): Assyrian relief of standing figure. Lower part."
Arrangement:
- Glass Negatives, chronogically numbered from 1 to 5,075, originally stored in 80 wooden boxes of approximately 50 photographs each, are housed in document boxes and stored on shelves.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1473
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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Assyrian royal inscriptions : new horizons in literary, ideological, and historical analysis : papers of a symposium held in Cetona (Siena), June 26-28, 1980 / edited by F.M. Fales
Babylonian and Assyrian literature; comprising the epic of Izdubar, hymns, tablets, and cuneiform inscriptions; with a special introd. by Epiphanius Wilson
Physical description:
viii, 309 p. illus. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1901
[c1901]
Topic:
Assyro-Babylonian literature--Translations into English Search this
English literature--Translations from Assyro-Babylonian Search this
Basalt piece with representation of altar (?), rams, etc. and cuneiform inscription. Other views in Nos. 260--261. Fragment of Kudurru found in Ctesiphon. Samarra, vol.VI, p1.XXXIII
Handwritten notes on related blueprint reads, "Bīstūn: Dareios."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.2: Photo File 2 (2Vols.). 'Pre-Achaemenian.' Subseries 4.2.2: vol. 2, No. 169 (Negative Number: 1548). Bistun, Darius relief. TA, p1.X."
Arrangement:
- Glass Negatives, chronogically numbered from 1 to 5,075, originally stored in 80 wooden boxes of approximately 50 photographs each, are housed in document boxes and stored on shelves.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1548
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Ernst Herzfeld first visited Bisutun in early August 1913 while on an expedition from Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq) to Asadābād (Hamadān, Iran). Finally, additional visits to Bisutun (Iran) were carried out by Ernst Herzfeld in early June 1923 and 1924.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.