Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

by C. H. W. Johns

IV. Bibliography Of The Later Periods

The New Babylonian Empire

Nabopolassar.—Strassmaier published nineteen texts in Z. A., iv., pp. 141-45, of which three are transcribed and translated in K. B., iv., pp. 177-81. Dr. Pinches gave another, C. T., iv., p. 14, and another in Peek-Pinches, p. 3. Dr. Moldenke gave nine other texts in his Cuneiform Texts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Nebuchadrezzar II.—Strassmaier published 460 texts in Hefts V.-VI., of the Babylonische Texte, of which thirty-one are transcribed and translated in K. B., iv., pp. 180-201, and forty are discussed in Kohler-Peiser's Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben. Two texts are published by Pinches, C. T., iv., p. 38, two more in Peiser's Babylonische Verträge, six texts from the Liverpool Museum were published by Strassmaier in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883. Some of the above texts belong, however, to the reign of Nebuchadrezzar III.

Evil-Merodach.—Evetts published twenty-four texts in Babylonische Texte, Heft VI., B, of which K. B., iv., pp. 200-3, gives transcriptions and translations of two. Kohler-Peiser discuss eight in Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben and add one more. Strassmaier published two from the Liverpool Museum in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883.

Neriglissar.—Evetts published seventy-two texts in Babylonische Texte, Heft VI., B, pp. 25-82. Of these four are transcribed and translated in K. B., iv., pp. 202-7 and Kohler-Peiser discussed fourteen in Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben. In Babylonische Verträge, Peiser published another; and Strassmaier published three from the Liverpool Museum in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883.

Laborosoarchod.—Evetts published six texts, Babylonische Texte, Heft VI., B, pp. 85-90. Of these, one is transcribed and translated in K. B., iv., pp. 206-7. Strassmaier published four in the Actes du VIII. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1889.

Nabonidus.—Strassmaier published 1134 texts in Babylonische Texte, Heft I.-IV. Of these, K. B., iv., pp. 206-59, gives transcriptions and translations of fifty-six, and three fresh texts from copies by Peiser, Pinches, and Revillout. Kohler-Peiser discuss sixty-five of them in Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben and add one more. Pinches published two, C. T., iv., pp. 30-41, and four in Peek-Pinches. Dr. Peiser gave another in Keilschriftliche Acten-Stücke, No. 3, two from the British Museum. Strassmaier published six from the Liverpool Museum in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883. Dr. Moldenke gave forty-two texts in his Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Persian Period

Cyrus.—Strassmaier published 384 texts in Babylonische Texte, Heft VII., of which K. B., iv., pp. 253-85 gives transcriptions and translations of twenty-four, and Kohler-Peiser discussed thirty-four in Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben, adding four new texts. In Keilschriftliche Acten-Stücke, Peiser gave two more; in Babylonische Verträge, fourteen more. Strassmaier gave two from the Liverpool Museum, in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883. Pinches published another in Peek-Pinches, Dr. Budge another in Z. A., vii., p. 219.

Cambyses.—Strassmaier gave 441 texts in Babylonische Texte, Heft VIII.-IX., but in these no distinction is made between the reigns of Cambyses and Cyrus, Cambyses alone, Cyrus alone. K. B., iv., pp. 260-63 gives transcription and translation of four, followed by twenty-five of Cambyses alone and fourteen of Cyrus alone. Kohler-Peiser discussed twenty-one in Aus Babylonische Rechtsleben. Peiser gave seventeen more in Babylonische Verträge from the Berlin Museum and one from the British Museum. Strassmaier gave three from the Liverpool Museum, and one in possession of Golenischeff in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes. Pinches published one in C. T., iv., one in Peek-Pinches. Dr. G. A. Barton published two in the American Journal of Semitic Languages, January, 1900.

Barzia.—Strassmaier published nine texts, Z. A., iv., pp. 147 ff., of which four are transcribed and translated, K. B., iv., pp. 294-98. Peiser gave three more in Babylonische Verträge. Strassmaier published one from the Liverpool Museum in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883.

Nebuchadrezzar III.—In K. B., iv., pp. 298-303, three are transcribed and translated from those published above and ascribed to Nebuchadrezzar II.

Darius.—Strassmaier has published 579 texts in Babylonische Texte, Heft X.-XII., of which K. B., iv., pp. 302-11 gives transcription and translation of nine. Kohler-Peiser discuss ninety-six in Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben and add seven more. Pinches published six in C. T., ii., p. 2; iv., pp. 21, 32, 41, 43, 44; and twelve in Peek-Pinches. Peiser gave fifteen in Keilschriftliche Acten-Stücke, and fifty-five in Babylonische Verträge from the Berlin Museum, [pg 402] twenty-four from the British Museum. Dr. G. A. Barton gave twenty-seven in American Journal of Semitic Languages, January, 1900. Strassmaier gave six from the Liverpool Museum in the Actes du VI. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1883. Dr. Budge published three in Z. A., iii., pp. 216 ff.

Shamash-erba.—Strassmaier published one text of this period in Z. A., iii., p. 157 f.

Xerxes.—Evetts published four texts, Babylonische Texte, Heft VI., B, pp. 91-94; of these K. B., iv., pp. 310-11 gives transcription and translation of one. Pinches published one, C. T., iv., p. 34, Dr. G. A. Barton gave one in American Journal of Semitic Languages, January, 1900. Strassmaier published seven in the Actes du VIII. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1889.

Artaxerxes.—Professor Hilprecht and Dr. Clay have published 119 texts with transcriptions and translations of twelve, in the ninth volume of the series of Cuneiform Texts of the collections of the University of Philadelphia. Kotalla has given transcriptions and translations of others in B. A. S., iv. Dr. Peiser gave a transcription and translation of one from his own copy, K. B., iv., pp. 312-13. Kohler-Peiser give two more in Aus Babylonischen Rechtsleben. Dr. G. A. Barton gave four in American Journal of Semitic Languages, January, 1900. Strassmaier published nine in the Actes du VIII. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1889, and one in Z. A., iii., p. 158.

Macedonian Period

Alexander IV.—Strassmaier, Z. A., iii., p. 150, transcribed and translated one, also K. B., iv., pp. 312-13. Pinches gave one, C. T., iv., p. 39.

Seleucus II.—Oppert, Doc. Jur., pp. 301 ff., gave two, one given again, K. B., iv., pp. 312-17. Pinches gave another, C. T., iv., p. 29. Strassmaier published one in Actes du VIII. Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1889; and one, Z. A., iii., p. 152 f.

Demetrius.—Strassmaier published two, Z. A., iii., pp. 148-50.

Antiochus III.—Strassmaier published one, Z. A., iii., p. 150 f., transcribed and translated also, K. B., iv., pp. 316-17.

Arsacide Period

Strassmaier published sixteen texts, Z. A., iii., pp. 143 ff., one is given in transcription and translation, K. B., iv., pp. 318-19.

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