Though Assurbanipal doesn't really translate to 'king of the world' (see my comment below), the title in Akkadian is actually 'shar mātāti,' which is all the more striking. I haven't been able to find whether Akkadian…
'Assur protects him' might actually be a better translation for an earlier Assyrian king, Aššurnaṣirpal, 'Ashur is the protector of the heir.' Ashurbanipal is the rendering of the king's name from the Hebrew Bible; in…
As it happens, whilst the sources mentioned in the article (Old Assyrian archival texts excavated in Kaneš, Turkey) are unfortunately not yet available online, there are a substantial number of cuneiform texts available…
This is a good site to visit for those interested in learning more about cuneiform script and the Akkadian language (an ancient language related to Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew).…
Though Assurbanipal doesn't really translate to 'king of the world' (see my comment below), the title in Akkadian is actually 'shar mātāti,' which is all the more striking. I haven't been able to find whether Akkadian…
'Assur protects him' might actually be a better translation for an earlier Assyrian king, Aššurnaṣirpal, 'Ashur is the protector of the heir.' Ashurbanipal is the rendering of the king's name from the Hebrew Bible; in…
As it happens, whilst the sources mentioned in the article (Old Assyrian archival texts excavated in Kaneš, Turkey) are unfortunately not yet available online, there are a substantial number of cuneiform texts available…
This is a good site to visit for those interested in learning more about cuneiform script and the Akkadian language (an ancient language related to Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew).…