Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem: Story, History and Historiography

Sennacherib and his ill-fated siege of Jerusalem fascinated the ancient world. Twelve scholars--in Hebrew Bible, Assyriology, archaeology, Egyptology, Classics, Aramaic, Rabbinic and Christian literatures--examine how and why the Sennacherib story was told and re-told in more than a dozen cultures for over a thousand years. From Akkadian to Arabic, stories and legends about Sennacherib became the first vernacular tales of the imperial world. These...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004265619
• ISBN13: 9789004265615
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"