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02280aam a2200397 i 4500 001 BC8BC7F8A80111E7B9D4614397128E48 003 SILO 005 20171003010225 008 170303s2017 gaub b 001 0beng 010 $a 2017009197 020 $a 1628371773 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781628371772 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0884142248 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780884142249 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)971068773 040 $a DGU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DGU $d DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d HUC $d ATSHR $d DTM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a aw----- 050 00 $a DS73.8 E43 2017 100 1 $a Elayi, Josette, $e author. 245 10 $a Sargon II, King of Assyria / $c Josette Elayi. 264 1 $a Atlanta : $b SBL Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xvi, 280 pages : $b maps ; $c 24 cm 490 1 $a Archaeology and biblical studies ; $v number 22 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index. 505 0 $a Portrait of Sargon -- Sargon's Ascent to the Throne -- Heir to the Assyrian Empire -- The Conquest of the West -- The North-West of the Empire -- The Wars in the North of the Empire -- Neutralization of the Eastern States -- Recurring Problems in the South -- End of Reign -- Chronological Synthesis of Sargon's Reign. 520 $a Elayi's book is the only existing biography of Sargon II, the famous Assyrian king, who was a megalomaniac and a warlord. Among the most important questions addressed in the book are the following: what was his precise role in the disappearance of the kingdom of Israel? How did he succeed in enlarging the borders of the Assyrian Empire by several successful campaigns? How did he organize his empire (administration, trade, agriculture, libraries)? What was the so-called 'sin" of Sargon? 600 00 $a Sargon $b II, $c King of Assyria, $d -705 B.C. 651 0 $a Assyria $x History. 651 0 $a Assyria $x History, Military. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Elayi, Josette, author. $t Sargon II, King of Assyria $d Atlanta : SBL Press, 2017 $z 9780884142232 830 0 $a Archaeology and biblical studies ; $v no. 22. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180403020320.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BC8BC7F8A80111E7B9D4614397128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search