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Legends of the Kings of Akkade: The Texts
The most impressive legacy of the Dynasty of Akkade (ca. 2310-2160 B.C.E.) was the widespread, popular legends of its kings. Dr. Westenholz offers an annotated edition of all the known legends of the Akkadian kings, with transliteration, translation, and commentary. Of particular interest to biblical scholars is the inclusion of “The Birth Legend of Sargon,” which is often compared to Moses in Exodus.
424 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1997
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March 21, 2013
splendid edition of the great Akkadian king-legends -- new photos! new translations! both the Sargon and the Naram-Sin texts all in one volume! and it was great fun to see several items, like tablets TA 1931-729 and CBS 15217, that i mentioned in my dissertation years and years ago.
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