Babylon Calendar Treatise: Scholars and Invaders in the Late First Millennium BC

Discover the fascinating world of ancient Babylon with the "Babylon Calendar Treatise: Scholars and Invaders in the Late First Millennium BC" by Frances Reynolds. Published by Oxford University Press in 2019, this comprehensive volume spans 496 pages and presents, for the first time, all known cuneiform manuscripts of an Akkadian calendar treatise from the Late Babylonian period. The book features meticulously hand-drawn copies of clay tablets housed in the British Museum, along with a composite edition and a manuscript score. Each section is enriched with a contextualizing introduction and detailed commentary, making it an invaluable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of ancient history alike. Dive into this essential work that sheds light on the intersection of scholarship and invasion during a pivotal time in Babylonian history.