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JAMES B. NIES BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTION by C. E. Keiser Yale 2 Vol 1918 JAMES B. NIES BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTION by C. E. Keiser Yale 2 Vol 1918 POB#47550 TITLE #1: Babylonian Descriptions in the Collection of J. B. Nies Vol. 1; Letters and Contracts from Erech Written in the Neo-Bablyonian Period AUTHOR: Clarence Elwood Keiser PUBLISHER: New Haven: Yale University Press DATE: 1918 DESCRIPTION: 42 p. 60 plates. 29 cm. CONDITION NOTES: FINE. A touch of soiling the boards. Otherwise fresh and fine. BINDING: Quarter black morocco over beige cloth. Gilt titles . [Together with] . TITLE #2: Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies Vol. II; Historical, Religious and Economic Texts and Antiquities. AUTHOR: Clarence Elwood Keiser; James Buchanan Nies PUBLISHER: New Haven: Yale University Press; London: Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press DATE: MDCCCCXX [1922] EDITION: Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies Vol. II Part of a series documenting the collection, published as books in during a long period between volumes, with a Vol. VI finally appearing in 1944. DESCRIPTION: xviii, [2], 78, [156] CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Front signature starting to get shaky, but holding acceptably. Otherwise fine page and cover attachment. A few minor scuffs and soiling to covers. Sharp caps, and lightly rubbed but not bumped corners. BINDING: Quarter black morocco over beige linen. Gilt spine title . Contents & Pagination in Volume 2, Similar arrangement in both volumes: [i-ix] x-xviii Dedication, editorial note, Contents and Catalogue, Abbreviations ; blank leaf; [1] 2-62 Introduction and Descriptions of the Plates including Translations ; [63] 64-78 Name Indexes; [79-80] Half title "Autographed Texts"; [81-193] Autographed Texts, Plates I-LVI schematic plates of inscribed tablets with in text editorial remarks in English, printed rectos only ; [194-234] Heliotype Reproductions, Plates LVII-LXXVI photographic prints of tablets, vessels, artifacts, and scroll impressions. . The term "Autographed Texts" means a pen drawing of the cuneiform inscriptions reproduced in a way that allows scholars to read the text. Don't worry about reading cuneiform characters , because there are translations in English as well as introductory material, as well as a helpful index of names mentioned in the tablets, etc. . You'll also get 20 or so helioltype photo plates (sort of sepia toned) showing the original objects. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog