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.