Library of Ashurbanipal

[kkfs.msboyd]

Post your annotated web list for the "Library in the Sand" as a reply to this thread.

[sageda]

Library of Ashurbanipal - basic info, sources/portal to other sources, related glossary info, nineveh tablet collection, ashurbanipal info
archaeology.about.com/od/lterms/qt/ashurbanipal.htm

Ahusrbanipal's Library - details of writing, acquisitions, treasure of Babylonia
knp.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/essentials/assurbanipalslibrary/

All Mesopotamia - Part III King Ashurbanipal - The king, library, how ashurbanipal dealt, cruelty
allmesopotamia.wordpress.com/tag/library-of-ashurbanipal/

[joannekim]

1. The Library of King Ashurbanipal Web Page: The website briefly talks about King Ashurbanipal and the history of Nineveh in Assyria as a background information. Most of the content is about the organization and importance of the Library in the Sand.
<http://web.utk.edu/~giles/>

2. History World: The website talks about the reason why the library might have been created and how the tablets were made by the scribes. It also discusses about some important works found in the library and its aid to the study of Assyria.
<http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=036>

3. Knowledge and Power: The website gives more detailed information presented in other websites - it talks more about history, organization, and works of the library. The content also includes the Assyrian culture and what kinds of books were written. It was last modified in 2010.
<http://knp.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/essentials/assurbanipalslibrary/>

[minchoi0923]

Three Sources

1. This is part of the encyclopedia of ancient world history. It gives a brief summary of what the function of the library is and who built it. 

 www.ancient.eu.com/Ashurbanipal/

2. It is a website that gives detailed information about the library. The author divided the topic into several sections and gives more details about it. The author also put where he got his information from which makes his website more credible.

knp.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/essentials/assurbanipalslibrary/

3. It is a website that has links to the news of the library so that people can get updated on what's new about the library. 

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Library-of-Ashurbanipal

[Alam10kkfs]

Discoveries at Nineveh - A primary source of Layard's account on his discovery at Nineveh.
www.aina.org/books/dan.pdf

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir originally Henry Austen Layard - A short biography about sir Layard, it includes his account in Nineveh and many discoveries that he made.
www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/layarda.htm

Gilgamesh, Nineveh, and Sir Austen Layard - Explains how Henry Layard re-located many writings, cultural artifacts, and the story epic of Gilgamesh
www.allaboutphilosophy.org/gilgamesh-nineveh-and-sir-austen-henry-layard-fag.htm

[sang]

Ashurbanipal- This explains the history of the last great king of Assyria, Ashurbanipal. It explains his great achievement in conquering territory and his achievement in arts, which allowed the library of Ashurbanipal to be created.
www.ancient.eu.com/Ashurbanipal/

Noah’s Flood and the Gilgamesh Epic
Talks about Noah's ark, but also talks about the rediscovery of Epic of Gilgamesh, as he mentions the famous archaeologist, Sir Austen Henry Layard. Also has excerpts from the story that explains its connection to the Noah's ark.
-http://creation.com/noahs-flood-and-the-gilgamesh-epic

THE DISCOVERY OF THE TABLETS AT NINEVEH BY LAYARD, RASSAM AND SMITH
Gives a secondary account of the discovery since it's written from a third person's point of view. It specifically describes the location, time, and other things regarding the discovery of the library of Ashurbanipal.
www.third-millennium-library.com/readinghall/UniversalHistory/THE_OLD_WORLD/BRITISH_MUSEUM/1-DiscoveryoftheTabletsatNineveh.html

[jinseong]

www.auaf.us/Ashurbanipal%20king/Ashurbanipal%20king.htm

This site is credible because the informations in this website was
created in 2010 which is very current.I think this website is related
to the topic because it talks about not only the Library Of
Ashurbanipal but also about the King Ashubanipal and talks about his
characteristics and his life. THe Publisher of this information is
from AUAF and it is accuratly talks about the facts.


eduscapes.com/history/ancient/600bce.htm

The second website is also credible because it was published in 2012
which is very recent,The informatons are from Yale University and it's
reliable. THe informations contain the features that make the Library
Of Ashurbanipal unique such as locations, use, organization, and
collection contents. The website accuratly describes the small details
of the library.


www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=11


The webstite contains informations about the Library Of Ashurbanipal
and it accuratly tells about when it was discovered and what the
library contains. This website was also created in 2012 so it is very
current and reliable. The publisher of this website is Jeremy Norman &
CO, inc and the website is about the history of information.