Assyria

Bible Student’s Handbook of Assyriology

Today’s free book is F.C. Norton’s Handbook of Assyriology, which comes with a useful collection of images. This title is in the public domain.

Babylonian Chronicle
Asshur-Bani-Pal
Cylinder of Sennacherib
Cylinder of Nabonidus
Khammurabi’s Code of Laws
Babylonian Account of the Deluge

Frances Collins Norton [1848-1921], Bible Student’s Handbook of Assyriology. A Popular Manual of Useful Information for the Elementary Study of Oriental Archaeology, and a Help for Young Students and Teachers of the Old Testament with nine plates and a Map. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1913. Hbk. pp. pp.226. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations Used in This Book
  • Bible Student’s Handbook on Assyriology
  • Works Consulted
  • Addenda

Main image: Assyrian Warship, about 700-692BC, From Nineveh, South-West Palace. Now located in the British Museum. Photo credit: Rob Bradshaw

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