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Aramaic and Figural Stamp Impressions on Bricks of the Sixth Century B.C. from Babylon
Benjamin Sass
Joachim Marzahn
出版
Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
, 2010
主題
History / Ancient / General
Social Science / Archaeology
ISBN
3447061847
9783447061841
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-LfWEWhwyf8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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The book addresses the 335 Aramaic and figural impressions on bricks of the sixth century B.C., most of them uncovered during the German excavations in 1899-1917. This treasure trove, that remained practically unpublished for a hundred years, is well dated by cuneiform impressions, found on the same bricks, of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 B.C.) and his immediate successors. The Aramaic and figural brick impressions close a gap in our knowledge about Aramaic palaeography (the stamp legends are in the monumental script, hitherto poorly documented for the sixth century), contribute to our understanding of the onomasticon and the iconography of the period, and touch upon the history of the Aramaean presence in Babylon and upon the royal building activity there.