Ashurbanipal Library: Past and Present

Section: Article
Published
Jan 1, 2018
Pages
2-19

Abstract

Ashurbanipals Library considered one of the ancient library in the ancient world till now. What has been discovered approximately 30000 tablet and broken pieces by Layard and his followers in the palace of Ashurbanipal and his grandfathers , Sennacherib palace and Nabu temple. All of them kept in the British Museum. Tese tablets are: royal corresponding, medical , astronomy, astrology , literature etc Since 2000 , Mosul university initiate project called The revival of Ashurbanipals Library on the its campus. This project contsist three main building , the library, service building and college of Archaeology . This project still undergo.

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