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Excerpt from History of Assurbanipal: Translated From the Cuneiform Inscriptions First among the sources of information respecting Assurbanipal' must be placed the decagon cylinder (cylinder A) in the British Museum. This inscription is the most perfect of his longer docu ments, and carries his history down to a later period than the others. Cylinder A, when complete, contain ed over lines of cuneiform writing (about twenty lines are now quite lost), and is divided by lines drawn across the columns into thirteen parts. The inscriptions on other types of cylinders - the octagon (cylinder B), the decagons (cylinders C and D), and Cylinder E - supply us with accounts of two expeditions omitted on Cylinder A. Besides these there are many independent inscriptions, giving the history of particular campaigns; and lastly, the reports of the Assyrian generals to Assurbanipal, and his answers and proclamations. The history of Assurbanipal from these materials will divide itself into the following heads. The introduction, genealogy, and accession of the monarch. The first Egyptian war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.