CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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the authors name
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alphabetically by title
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subject matter
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Detailed explanation-1: -Over 30, 000 clay tablets covered in cuneiform writing were found in the ruins of Nineveh (Iraq), the capital of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal’s (668–631 BC) empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ashurbanipal Library Project 630 BC), is one of most remarkable and fascinating archaeological discoveries ever made. More than 30, 000 clay tablets bearing cuneiform inscriptions were excavated by the British Museum between the 1850’s and 1930’s at the site of the imperial capital, Nineveh.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why is the Library important? Before the discovery of the Library, almost everything we knew about ancient Assyria came from stories in the Bible or classical historians. With the discovery of the Library, thousands of cuneiform texts were recovered, telling the Assyrians’ story in their own words.
Detailed explanation-4: -In an effort to collect all knowledge, Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria from 668 to 627 BCE, collected a library at his capital city Nineveh, containing, it has been estimated, 20, 000–30, 000 clay tablets written in cuneiform script.